Mathon Howard Culpepper

Mr. Mathon Howard Culpepper passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025.

He was eighty-seven years of age and is survived by his loving wife of sixty-eight years, Evelyn Culpepper. He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Culpepper.

Mr. Culpepper is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

He was a resident of Dalton, GA but was originally from Gadsden, AL. He moved to Chattanooga during his high school years and graduated from Chattanooga Central, where he was a Lieutenant Colonel in JROTC. He served in the U.S. Army immediately after high school where he qualified as a sharpshooter.

After the military, he worked for Container Corporation of America which was later acquired by Jefferson Smurfit Corporation. He worked for this same company over forty years rising in the ranks from salesman to sales manager to plant manager. During his employment, he moved around working in several cities such as Atlanta, Shelby, Fernandina, and Cincinnati.

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