Edith Culpepper
Vernon Crowder
Edith Culpepper Vernon Crowder was
born October 6, 1917, in Danville, Virginia, daughter of Charles
Henry and Nancy Callaway Culpepper, and died November 24, 2010 in
Billings, Montana.
Edith graduated valedictorian of both her George Washington High
School 1936 class and her Stratford College 1938 class. She was
employed at the Register & Bee in Danville, retiring in 1982.Her
marriage to William Noel Vernon, Jr. took place at Lee Street
Baptist Church on May 20, 1944. Mr. Vernon died in 1989. Edith was
married to Norman Marion Crowder, August 16, 1997. Mr. Crowder died
in 2006. Edith was a life-long member of Lee Street Baptist Church,
which became College Park Baptist Church. She served her faith and
her church in many capacities, including as a deacon of College Park
Church.
Preceding Edith in death were her mother and father; her sisters,
Floy Winifred C. Farley and Virginia Callaway Culpepper; her
brother, Charles Hoffman Culpepper; and her great-nephew, James
Richard Lockerman, III.
Surviving are her nieces, Nancy Culpepper Broch, and Ellen Culpepper
Lockerman; nephew Charles Hoffman Culpepper, Jr.; her great nieces
Elizabeth Lockerman, Nancy Lockerman and Melissa Broch; her
great-nephews Ernest, Christopher and Matthew Broch; and her
step-daughters Katherine Ginn and Leslie Brown.
As matriarch of our family, Edith has been an inspiration to all of
us, keeping family memories bright. Her commitment to her Christian
faith, her active participation in the life of her church and
community and her many devoted friends of long standing are a
testimony to a life well-lived. She will be dearly missed.
Interment has taken place in Danville, VA and a memorial service will be held at College Park Baptist Church I the spring of 2011. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in Edith’s name to College Park Baptist Church, 1104 S. Main St., Danville, VA, 24541.
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