Willie Drew Cullars (1944 - 2016)

Born 20 Mar 1944 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Mar 2016 at age 71 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Willie Cullars is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy -1964

Willie Drew Cullars was born on March 20, 1944 in Alabama. He was the son of Charles Cullars and Emma Brantley.

He served the United States Navy. He was a Private 1st Class.^[1]

He died, at the age of 71, on March 4, 2016 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He is buried at the Corinth Baptist Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama.^[2]

Obituary:
Funeral services for Drew Cullars, age 71 of Cragford, will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will follow in the adjoining cemetery.

Mr. Cullars passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Brookwood Medical Center. He was a Tallassee native but settled in Clay County after his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1964. Drew was a retired cabinet maker and enjoyed playing golf, visiting with people and spending time with his kids and grandkids.

Mr. Cullars is survived by his wife of 42 years, one daughter, two sons, nine grandchildren, his step-mother and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Charles Edward and Emma Natalia Brantley Cullars; his grandparents: Roy and Cora Brantley and two sisters: Regina Ward and Vickie Esco.

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958", The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1089 #16859881 (accessed 21 October 2023), Name: Willie D Cullars; Rank: Private First Class; Muster Date: Oct 1943; Station: Company "A" First Armored Amphibian Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158987436/drew-cullars: accessed 21 October 2023), memorial page for Drew Cullars (20 Mar 1944–4 Mar 2016), Find A Grave: Memorial #158987436, citing Corinth Baptist Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Daddy's Girl (contributor 48470603)