William Owen Culpepper

William “Bill” Owen Culpepper, age 68, died Saturday, March 18 at his home in Clermont, Georgia.  Mr. Culpepper is survived by his wife, Ann, daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Tom Watkins, daughter, Dena Brewer, son and daughter-in-law, Chad and Missi  Brewer, son, Charlie Culpepper, granddaughters, Whitney Norman and Hadley Norman, grandsons Devan Stringer and Blaine Thomason  and great-grandsons, Braylon Dopson and Jaxson Crowe.

Bill served in 101^st Airborne Division in the Vietnam War, where he earned The Army Commendation Medal, The Bronze Star Medal, The Air Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, and The Army Soldier’s Medal.  He grew up in Gainesville, Georgia, the son of Charles and Mary Culpepper. 

Bill worked most of his adult life as a foreman for Ashland Paving and Construction of Georgia.  Upon the deterioration of his parent’s health, he left APAC and assisted his parents with overseeing their Lake Lanier Mobile Home Park property.

The family of Mr. Culpepper will receive family and friends from 5pm-8pm on Tuesday, March 21^st at Strickland’s Funeral Home, Clermont, Georgia.  Services will be held in the chapel of Strickland’s Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 22^nd at 2pm.  He will be interred at Alta Vista Cemetery.