James Robert Culbreath

AIKEN, SC -- JAMES ROBERT CULBREATH, 94, beloved husband of Helen Hodges Culbreath, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at his residence. A native of Sumner County, Tennessee, Mr. Culbreath was a son of the late Phocion and Bonnie Catherine Adamson Culbreath. He was veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the famous 4th Infantry Division, landing on Utah Beach in Normandy on D Day. He was awarded 5 Battle Stars, a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and a Bronze Star. He had lived in Aiken since 1952 and retired from DuPont at the Savannah River Plant after 33 years. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors, include his wife of 68 years, Helen; two daughters, Judy Culbreath, Aiken, Glenda (Dr. Frampton, Jr.) Henderson, Columbia; two sons, Robert L. (Cathy) Culbreath, Appling, GA and J. Randy Culbreath, Aiken; four grandchildren, Johnny Culbreath, Frampton W. Henderson III, James Alan Henderson, Daniel Sullivan Henderson,; a great-granddaughter, Caroline Culbreath; and two sisters, Catherine Schreck, Rochester, MN and Gayle Harris, Goodlettsville, TN. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Robbie Culbreath; four sisters, Aline Escue, Anna Rhoy Cole Elizabeth Byrd, and Marjorie Langford; and a brother, Sherman Culbreath. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens with Military Honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or to Millbrook Baptist Church, 223 South Aiken Blvd SE, Aiken, South Carolina 29803. The family would like to offer a special Thank You to Regency Hospice and especially to Mertis Smith, Maggie Allen, Vanessa Chandler and Denise Sapp Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James Robert Culbreath, please visit our flower store.