Ms. Joyce Dee Culpepper
Augusta, GA – Fortified by the sacraments of Holy Mother the Church, Joyce Dee Patricia Culpepper, 79 entered into rest on September 6, 2010.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Westover Memorial Park with the Rev. Michael Lubinsky officiating.
Joyce was the daughter of the late Daniel William Culpepper and Lois Hatfield Culpepper. She was proud of her Irish heritage being the great-granddaughter of Daniel Charles Bolster and Mary Sullivan Bolster of Castlemonger District, Cork, Ireland. Joyce attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Mt. St. Joseph Academy for Girls, Augusta, GA. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Fontbonne College and a Master of Arts degree from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Joyce was a professed member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet for twenty years. She taught in the parochial systems of Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Michigan and served as principal of St. Michael’s School, Marquette, Michigan and St. Cecilia’s School, St. Louis, MO. Joyce was on the faculty of Davidson Fine Arts School, Augusta and served in this capacity until her retirement in 1992.
Joyce was an ardent supporter of classical music and was especially proud of being a permanent Sustainer of PBS’s Performance Today and Midday Music. She was a lifelong member of the Retired Teachers’ Association at the national and local levels. Joyce was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and a member of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. She was also a member of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Joyce is survived by nieces, Monica Culpepper Heath, Ashley Elaine Heath, and Colleen Ahern Boykin; and her dear friend, Jessie Calamas MacDonald.
If so desired memorials may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Care Cancer Home, 760 Pollard Blvd. S.W, Atlanta, GA 30315 or to a charity of one’s choice.
A vigil for the deceased will be held at 6:00 PM on Tuesday evening, September 7, 2010 at Platt’s Crawford Avenue Chapel. The family will greet friends following the vigil until 8:00 PM.