Delores Ann Culpepper

Delores Ann Culpepper, 71, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed from her earthly bonds to eternal life on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her home in Balch Springs, TX. surrounded by her family. Memorial Service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Peace Church, 2401 N. Beltline Road, Mesquite, TX, 75150, Pastor James Baker and Pastor Lester Cody officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be directed to Peace Church with designation of missionaries, Dale Everett or Jay Newsome Delores was born on October 1, 1943, the 3rd of 4 children born to the late Roy Mullins and the late Dorothy Toland Mullins in Little Rock, AR. At the age of 16, she would find the love of her life in Jay D. Culpepper and move across the country to California with him. Over the next fifty-five years, they would become parents to 5 children and numerous grandchildren. Because of her husbands' job, they would live in various places across the United States. Their residences would include California, Washington State, Tennessee, New Mexico before settling in Balch Springs in 1970. Balch Springs would become her permanent home. Delores was a talented lady. She loved painting with acrylic oils or drawing with pencils. She relished the opportunity to work on her home, doing whatever she could to make it warm and inviting. Her dogs always occupied a special place in her heart. More than anything, Delores loved being a mother and grandmother. Friends recall that she had acted as mother to many children that were not hers by birth. More than anything, Delores loved her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a member for several years at Faith Crossing before becoming a member of Peace Church in Mesquite. She loved working on productions, often building the props for plays and even directing them. She is survived by her husband, Jay D. Culpepper; children, Michael David Culpepper and his spouse Vickey, Kerry Michelle Culpepper Sanders and spouse Keith, Terry Dee Ann Culpepper Bonet and spouse Charles "Chuck", Jason David Culpepper and his spouse Summer, Ann Nicole Cody and spouse Les. Also by twenty-six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren; brother, Roy E. Mullins and spouse Betty; sister, Margaret McNeely and spouse John. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Mullins.

Delores Ann Culpepper

October 1, 1943 - June 13, 2015