Mrs. Lena Victoria Smith Culler, 90, formerly of Statesville died Friday, May 4, 2001, in Statesville. She was born Nov. 24, 1910, in Patrick County, Va. and was the daughter of the late Pinkney S. Smith and Victoria Culler Smith. She was married to the late Rev. Herbert Hampton Culler, who preceded her in death Jan. 13, 1997. Mrs. Culler was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Statesville.
Mrs. Culler is survived by a son, Dr. O. Leighton Culler of Mocksville; five daughters, Mrs. June Lail and Mrs. Lorraine Lowry of Winston-Salem, Ms. Rachel Culler of Salisbury, Mrs. [Charles "Bud] (Mickey) Walters of Charlotte and Mrs. [Jerry Sale Staley] (Rosa) Burwell of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Fred (Maybelle) Smith of Ararat, Va.; 22 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Culler was preceded in death by two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Hanner and Mrs. Violet Morrison; two sons, Herbert Eric Culler and Arthur Newton Culler; and a grandson, Gregory Culler. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Oakland Presbyterian Church in Statesville with the Rev. Steve Snipes officiating. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the funeral hour at the church. Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Culler.
Mrs. Lena Victoria Smith Culler, 90, formerly of Statesville died Friday, May 4, 2001, in Statesville. She was born Nov. 24, 1910, in Patrick County, Va. and was the daughter of the late Pinkney S. Smith and Victoria Culler Smith. She was married to the late Rev. Herbert Hampton Culler, who preceded her in death Jan. 13, 1997. Mrs. Culler was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Statesville.
Mrs. Culler is survived by a son, Dr. O. Leighton Culler of Mocksville; five daughters, Mrs. June Lail and Mrs. Lorraine Lowry of Winston-Salem, Ms. Rachel Culler of Salisbury, Mrs. [Charles "Bud] (Mickey) Walters of Charlotte and Mrs. [Jerry Sale Staley] (Rosa) Burwell of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Fred (Maybelle) Smith of Ararat, Va.; 22 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Culler was preceded in death by two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Hanner and Mrs. Violet Morrison; two sons, Herbert Eric Culler and Arthur Newton Culler; and a grandson, Gregory Culler. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Oakland Presbyterian Church in Statesville with the Rev. Steve Snipes officiating. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the funeral hour at the church. Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Culler.
Family Members
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June Iris Culler Lail
1926–2011
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Pauline Rebecca Culler Hanner
1927–1999
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Herbert Eric Culler
1929–1995
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Frances Lorraine Culler Lowry
1931–2004
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Lorraine Culler Lowry
1931–2004
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Dr Oscar Leighton Culler
1933–2016
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Arthur Newton Culler
1938–1994
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Violet Gay Culler Morrison
1940–1992
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Rosa Belle Culler Burwell
1945–2023
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