Culpepper, Dorothy Irene

Services for Dorothy Irene Culpepper, 74, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, 
November 25, 2006, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel at 1617 Judson Road 
in Longview, with the Rev. Roy Broadbrooks officiating. Interment 
will follow in Hallsville Cemetery. Mrs. Culpepper died November 19, 
2006, in Longview. Born December 20, 1931, in Marshall, she was 
retired from Made-Rite Bottling Co. in Longview. Survivors include 
her sons, Sammy Culpepper and Jerry Culpepper; daughter, Judy 
Hartley; and brothers, Arlie Davis and Wayne Cisco. Visitation will 
be 5-7 p.m. Friday, November 24, 2006, at the funeral home. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/22/2006.

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Culpepper, Dorothy Irene

Dorothy Irene Culpepper, 74, passed away on November 19, 2006, 
in Longview, Texas, following a courageous battle with cancer. 
Services for Dorothy will be 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2006, 
in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Road, with the 
Reverend Roy Broadbooks officiating. Interment will follow in 
the Hallsville Cemetery. Dorothy was born December 20, 1931, in 
Marshall, Texas, the daughter of A.W. and Fannie Cisco. In 1950, 
she married Jerry Eugene "Gene" Culpepper in Gadsden, Alabama. 
The couple settled in East Texas, and both retired from Made-Rite 
Bottling Co. in Longview after lengthy employment with the company. 
Dorothy especially enjoyed spending time with her family and 
attending school activities and sporting events of her children and 
grandchildren throughout the years. She was preceded in death by her 
husband, Gene Culpepper; a granddaughter, Chasity Culpepper; and 
seven brothers and sisters, Alvin Davis, O.H. Cisco, Doyle Cisco, 
Frances Cisco Ford, Elizabeth McGee, Louise Snellings, and Venita 
Hill. She is survived by her two sons and their spouses, Sammy and 
Linda Culpepper of Longview, and Jerry and Becky Culpepper of 
Hallsville; daughter and her spouse, Judy and Ken Hartley of White 
Oak; grandchildren, Jerry "Bubba" Culpepper and Chelsey Culpepper of 
Hallsville, and Jeannie Frazier of Arp; great-granddaughter, Madison 
Foster of Hallsville; brothers, Arlie Davis of Killeen, and Wayne 
Cisco of Marshall; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes 
to extend their appreciation to all the friends and caregivers who had 
provided their support and prayers during her lengthy illness, 
including the medical staffs of M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, 
Longview Cancer Center, Good Shepherd Home Health, and Summer Meadows 
Nursing Home. The family requests that memorial contributions be made 
to the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 
5-7 p.m. Friday evening, November 24, 2006, at the funeral home. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/23/2006.

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Culpepper, Dorothy Irene

Dorothy Irene Culpepper, 74, passed away on November 19, 2006, in 
Longview, Texas, following a courageous battle with cancer. Services 
for Dorothy will be 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2006, in the chapel 
of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Road, with the Rev. Roy Broadbooks 
officiating. Interment will follow in the Hallsville Cemetery. Dorothy 
was born December 20, 1931, in Marshall, Texas, the daughter of A.W. 
and Fannie Cisco. In 1950, she married Jerry Eugene "Gene" Culpepper 
in Gadsden, Alabama. The couple settled in East Texas, and both retired 
from Made-Rite Bottling Co. in Longview after lengthy employment with 
the company. Dorothy especially enjoyed spending time with her family 
and attending school activities and sporting events of her children and 
grandchildren throughout the years. She was preceded in death by her 
husband, Gene Culpepper; a granddaughter, Chasity Culpepper; and seven 
brothers and sisters, Alvin Davis, O.H. Cisco, Doyle Cisco, Frances 
Cisco Ford, Elizabeth McGee, Louise Snellings, and Venita Hill. She is 
survived by her two sons and their spouses, Sammy and Linda Culpepper 
of Longview, and Jerry and Becky Culpepper of Hallsville; daughter and 
her spouse, Judy and Ken Hartley of White Oak; grandchildren, Jerry 
"Bubba" Culpepper and Chelsey Culpepper of Hallsville, and Jeannie 
Frazier of Arp; great-granddaughter, Madison Foster of Hallsville; 
brothers, Arlie Davis of Killeen, and Wayne Cisco of Marshall; and 
numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend their 
appreciation to all the friends and caregivers who had provided their 
support and prayers during her lengthy illness, including the medical 
staffs of M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Longview Cancer Center, 
Good Shepherd Home Health and Summer Meadows Nursing Home. The family 
requests that memorial contributions be made to the charity of your 
choice. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today, November 
24, 2006, at the funeral home. A memorial guestbook may be signed 
online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/24/2006.