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Jane <I>Culp</I> Cress

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Jane Culp Cress

Birth
Gold Hill, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death
14 Jul 2021 (aged 82)
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Jane Culp Cress
Daughter of: * Gleen Bradshaw Culp & * Jessie Austin Culp
Husband of 60 plus years : Lewis Walker Cress
Married: August 14 -1960
Children: Lauren Cress Hill and Brad Austin Cress (Mary Manus Cress)
Brother: Glenn Daniel Culp (Nancy Miller Culp)
Grandchildren: Isaac Lewis Hill - Lydia Marie Hill - and Ty Fisher Cress
Jane grew up actively attending Bethlehem Methodist Church and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School. She continued her formal education at Pfeiffer University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, obtaining post-graduate degrees in Christian Education and Elementary Education.
Jane married Lewis Walker Cress on August 14, 1960. She spent her entire teaching career, spanning 30 years, at Beverly Hills Elementary School in Concord, NC. She loved and was loved by many there - students, coworkers, and administrators - and she cherished many of those friendships all the way through her retirement years. In addition to her work in education, Jane was also very active in her church life at St. John's Lutheran, serving as a Sunday School teacher for 46 years, along with holding many other positions of leadership and responsibility. She was an active member in the St. John's Grange, serving in many different capacities at both the local and state levels.
Jane leaves behind a lifelong legacy of love, joy, nurturing, education, service, and commitment to all who knew her, family and friends alike
* deceased
Jane Culp Cress
Daughter of: * Gleen Bradshaw Culp & * Jessie Austin Culp
Husband of 60 plus years : Lewis Walker Cress
Married: August 14 -1960
Children: Lauren Cress Hill and Brad Austin Cress (Mary Manus Cress)
Brother: Glenn Daniel Culp (Nancy Miller Culp)
Grandchildren: Isaac Lewis Hill - Lydia Marie Hill - and Ty Fisher Cress
Jane grew up actively attending Bethlehem Methodist Church and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School. She continued her formal education at Pfeiffer University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, obtaining post-graduate degrees in Christian Education and Elementary Education.
Jane married Lewis Walker Cress on August 14, 1960. She spent her entire teaching career, spanning 30 years, at Beverly Hills Elementary School in Concord, NC. She loved and was loved by many there - students, coworkers, and administrators - and she cherished many of those friendships all the way through her retirement years. In addition to her work in education, Jane was also very active in her church life at St. John's Lutheran, serving as a Sunday School teacher for 46 years, along with holding many other positions of leadership and responsibility. She was an active member in the St. John's Grange, serving in many different capacities at both the local and state levels.
Jane leaves behind a lifelong legacy of love, joy, nurturing, education, service, and commitment to all who knew her, family and friends alike


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  • Created by: Cindy Allman
  • Added: Jul 16, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229597806/jane-cress: accessed ), memorial page for Jane Culp Cress (26 Mar 1939–14 Jul 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229597806, citing Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Cindy Allman (contributor 47288782).