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Mary Ella House Culp

22 Feb 1862 – 3 May 1951

Birth22 Feb 1862
Death3 May 1951
CemeteryElgin City Cemetery
Elgin , Bastrop County , Texas , USA
Added byCurtis D. Craig on 08 Apr 2002
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5536164

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Mary Ella's parents were Laban House and Nancy Caroline (Black) House. She was married to Willis Patrick Culp. Elgin Courier, Thursday May 16,1951 Funeral Service Held Here Friday for Mrs. W.P. Culp, Sr. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, May 4 at 2:30 o'clock at First Baptist Church for Mrs. W.P. Culp, Sr., widow of a prominent pioneer Elgin businessman and one of the incorporators of the Elgin National Bank, which he served as an officer and director until his death in 1942. The Rev. E.L. Sparks of Austin officiated. Interment was in the Elgin Cemetery. Pallbearers were Sam Culp, A.J. Rankin, George Loftus, Ray Arbuckle, Enoch Lind, Leslie Fisher, all of Elgin; Bremond Culp, Thorndale and Herbert Culp of Austin. Honorary pallbearers included W.H. Rivers, Jr., Roy Rivers, L.P. Cherry, W.C. Brown, Harvie Allen, M.L. Rivers, A.C. Brown, Buck Christian, George Pruitt, John L. Dannelley, Dean Davis, Clay Davis, O.A. Davis, Wallace Gillum, Adolph Sowell, C.W. Webb all of Elgin; W.C. Rivers, Amos M. Felts, Austin; Tignal Jones, Bastrop. Mary Ella House, the daughter of Labon and Nancy House, was born in Bastrop County, several miles north of Bastrop, on February 22, 1862. On November 13, 1887 she married Willis Patrick (Wid) Culp who had come to Texas from Friendship, Tennessee in 1869 and was a prosperous farmer in Bastrop County. They came to Elgin in 1899 to make their home and residing on East Brenham Street, where they reared their only son, the late W.P. (Powell) Culp, Jr. who died in November 1946. Mr. Culp preceded his son in death four years. Since her husband's passing Mrs. Culp lived alone, moving from the homestead to a cottage at 118 N. Avenue C adjacent to her church and one block off Main Street in the fall of 1943. Despite her impaired eyesight she did all her housework, sewing and shopping and attended church regularly. Although frail she was durable and full of energy, courage and faith and very independent. She considered others ahead of herself to a fault. Endowed with a keen sense of humor her droll witticisms and sagacity endeared her to a large and admiring circle of friends who sought her out for priceless companionship or wise council. Mrs. Culp was the last member of her family of four sisters and one brother. The brother, Will D. House departed this life Sept 21, 1950, the sisters years ago. She was a Baptist by faith and down through the years was a prominent and influential member and worked in First Baptist Church and the WMU, which was known as the Ladies Aid at the time she joined as a charter member and served in official capacity. She was for many years an officer in Elgin Cemetery Association, resigning her duties only when her eyesight failed. Civic and school projects of importance received her consideration and support. Mrs. Culp died Thursday morning, May 3, at 10:30 in Fleming Memorial Hospital from the effects of a heart attack. The body lay in state at her home until just prior to the funeral hour when it was removed to First Baptist Church, to rest before a background of floral tributes. Survivors are two grandsons, Captain W.P. Culp, Ret., of Lincolnwood, Illinois and Jack Culp, Sr., of Houston, Texas and three great-grandsons; and a number of nieces and nephews. Among those from other places attending the funeral were: Mrs. C.D. Hays, Jack Hays, Amos Felts, Mrs. Joe Krebs, J.F. Foster, W.C. Rivers, Mr. And Mrs. Herbert Culp, Mr. and Mrs. Will Evans, all of Austin; Bremond Culp, Thorndale; Mrs. Alma Westbrook, Mrs. Texanna Harvey, Mrs. Joseph Palmara, of San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Curtis of Smithville; Mrs. G.A. Schaefer, Tignal Jones, Bastrop; Capt. W.P. Culp, Ret., Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Culp, Sr. and sons, Houston; Mary Reed Culp, Waco; Cpl. W.D. House, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and other whose names are unavailable.

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