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James Wesley Cullar

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James Wesley Cullar Veteran

Birth
Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA
Death
27 Sep 1984 (aged 67)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, December 3, 1939.

Invitations have been extended announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Willie Elytes Anderson, daughter of Mrs. William H. Anderson, 1547 Whitaker, to James W. Cullar of Dallas, son of Mrs. Ruth Cullar, of Princeton, Texas. The ceremony will be at 4 p.m. December 24 at the OAk Cliff First Baptist Church, the Rev. A. W. Luper officiating. The bride will be attended by her sister, Miss Mary Anderson.

This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Friday, September 10, 1943.

James W. Cullar, petty officer third class in the Seabees is home on furlough visiting his wife and son, at 1547 Whitaker. He received his basic training at Camp Peary, Virginia, and is now stationed at Camp Endicott, R.I., as an instructor.

This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, August 13, 1944.

James W. Cullar, electrician's mate second class, wounded in the South Pacific and now in a rest camp in Hawaii, has sent a box of Japanese souvenirs from the Marshall Islands to his wife, Mrs. Willie Cullar, 1547 Whitaker.
Included in the box was a six foot long hand-woven floor mat made from pandanus leaf strips, Japanese money, native necklaces ad a Japanese cartridge case and ammunition taken from a Japanese Marine during the invasion of Roi Island.

This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, October 28, 1945.

James W. "Buddy" Cullar, electrician's mate 2nd class, is spending a thirty-day furlough with his wife and 2 year-old son, Jimmy, 1547 Whitaker. Cullar, who wears the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with two battle stars, is the son of Mrs. Ruth Cullar, McKenney. He was in the Marshall Islands campaign with the first Seabees to set foot on Japanese mandated soil, and recently returned from a naval hospital on Guam. While a patient in the hospital he entered a picture of his son in a baby pinup contest sponsored by the Red Cross. jimmy won over 120 other contestants and was given the title of Personality Plus.

His obituary in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Friday, September 28, 1984.

James W. "Buddy" Cullar, 67, of Dallas, died Thursday, September 27, 1984 at Veterans Medical Center. A prominent beauty salon owner, know professionally as Mr. James for over 30 years. He had won many local and national awards and honors for creative hairstyling design. Prior to his retirement in 1972, he was recognized locally and nationally as a leader in his field, participating in advanced training and competition. He was a former president of the Dallas Chapter of Texas Association of Hairdressers and Cosmetologist, and also he was active in the state organization. Born in Denison, Texas, he had resided for 46 years.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James W. Cullar, Jr. & Katherine Cullar; his son, James W. "Jay" Cullar, III; his former wife, Clytes Cullar, mother, Mrs. Ruth Cullar of Princeton; his 2 sisters, Mrs. Agnes Clifton, Dallas and Mrs. Robbie Fagala, of Farmersville and other relatives. A veteran of World War II, he was a member for several years at Oak Cliff First Baptist Church and more recently a member of Hampton Place Baptist Church. Services, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Laurel Land Memorial Chapel, Rev. M. E. McGlamery, Pastor officiating. Interment, Laurel Land Memorial Park.
This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, December 3, 1939.

Invitations have been extended announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Willie Elytes Anderson, daughter of Mrs. William H. Anderson, 1547 Whitaker, to James W. Cullar of Dallas, son of Mrs. Ruth Cullar, of Princeton, Texas. The ceremony will be at 4 p.m. December 24 at the OAk Cliff First Baptist Church, the Rev. A. W. Luper officiating. The bride will be attended by her sister, Miss Mary Anderson.

This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Friday, September 10, 1943.

James W. Cullar, petty officer third class in the Seabees is home on furlough visiting his wife and son, at 1547 Whitaker. He received his basic training at Camp Peary, Virginia, and is now stationed at Camp Endicott, R.I., as an instructor.

This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, August 13, 1944.

James W. Cullar, electrician's mate second class, wounded in the South Pacific and now in a rest camp in Hawaii, has sent a box of Japanese souvenirs from the Marshall Islands to his wife, Mrs. Willie Cullar, 1547 Whitaker.
Included in the box was a six foot long hand-woven floor mat made from pandanus leaf strips, Japanese money, native necklaces ad a Japanese cartridge case and ammunition taken from a Japanese Marine during the invasion of Roi Island.

This was recorded in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Sunday, October 28, 1945.

James W. "Buddy" Cullar, electrician's mate 2nd class, is spending a thirty-day furlough with his wife and 2 year-old son, Jimmy, 1547 Whitaker. Cullar, who wears the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with two battle stars, is the son of Mrs. Ruth Cullar, McKenney. He was in the Marshall Islands campaign with the first Seabees to set foot on Japanese mandated soil, and recently returned from a naval hospital on Guam. While a patient in the hospital he entered a picture of his son in a baby pinup contest sponsored by the Red Cross. jimmy won over 120 other contestants and was given the title of Personality Plus.

His obituary in The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Friday, September 28, 1984.

James W. "Buddy" Cullar, 67, of Dallas, died Thursday, September 27, 1984 at Veterans Medical Center. A prominent beauty salon owner, know professionally as Mr. James for over 30 years. He had won many local and national awards and honors for creative hairstyling design. Prior to his retirement in 1972, he was recognized locally and nationally as a leader in his field, participating in advanced training and competition. He was a former president of the Dallas Chapter of Texas Association of Hairdressers and Cosmetologist, and also he was active in the state organization. Born in Denison, Texas, he had resided for 46 years.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James W. Cullar, Jr. & Katherine Cullar; his son, James W. "Jay" Cullar, III; his former wife, Clytes Cullar, mother, Mrs. Ruth Cullar of Princeton; his 2 sisters, Mrs. Agnes Clifton, Dallas and Mrs. Robbie Fagala, of Farmersville and other relatives. A veteran of World War II, he was a member for several years at Oak Cliff First Baptist Church and more recently a member of Hampton Place Baptist Church. Services, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Laurel Land Memorial Chapel, Rev. M. E. McGlamery, Pastor officiating. Interment, Laurel Land Memorial Park.


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