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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Ulysses Grant

Ulysses Grant Culley, Sr. Profile Photo

Culley, Sr.

Oct 8, 1926 — May 1, 2021

Sparta

Obituary

Mr. Ulysses Grant Culley, Sr., age 94, a fixture of White County sports, passed away at 11:54 am on Saturday May 1, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Culley was born October 8, 1926 in the Bon Air community of White County. He was a retired custodian for Caney Fork Electric, where he also assisted on emergency calls. Ulysses proudly served his country in the United States Army.
Above all, he is widely known and beloved by the White County sports community. Ulysses started playing baseball, his first love, in the 1940s and was fortunate to coach his sons throughout the 60s and 70s. In the 60s, he also began umpiring baseball games for the White County youth. Ulysses loved to coach and encourage young kids in any sport, with any skill level, treating them as if they were the star of the team. His importance to the community was commemorated on March 17, 2016 when the White County High School Baseball field was dedicated as The Ulysses Culley Field.
For years, Ulysses could be found traveling in his white Cadillac with his friend Tenderfoot to any sporting event at any field or gymnasium in Middle Tennessee where a White County team was suited up to play. Once he became unable to drive, parents of the players would volunteer to take him to games just so he could be there. His impact and legacy live on through many generations of White County athletes.

Ulysses is preceded in death by his father, Walter Culley; mother Erma Hunter Jones; wife Jessie Mae Webb Culley; grandson Monty Culley; brother Buford Hunter, Sr.

Survivors include his two daughters: Susie Robinson and Debra (Robert "Tank") Brewington

Four Sons: Jeffery "Shotgun" Culley, Grant (Elaine) Culley, Toby Culley and David Wayne (Carolyn) Culley

Brother-in-law: James Thomas "Beartrack" Webb

Special Friend: Pam Lewis

Nieces: Emmaline Webb, Judy Woods and Diane Hunter

Grandchildren: Jessie Christine Culley, Tosh Culley, Chris Brewington, Lynn Brewington, Tish Billen, Courtney Robinson, Ladianian Culley, and Zedekiah Culley

Great-Grandchildren: Braden, Delicia, Trenton, Trey, Clay, Lydia & Thomas Brewington, Gabrielle, B.J., Moriah, and DeAundria Billen

Great-great-grandchildren: Aneyah Lusk and Kingston Jones

Funeral services will be conducted 12:00pm Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors by the Veterans' Honor Guard will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00am until service time Wednesday at Hunter Funeral Home. Morris Irby and Diantha McLeod will officiate.

Chris Brewington, Lynn Brewington, Braden Brewington, Trenton Brewington, Trey Brewington, Ladainian Culley, Zedekiah Culley, Donnie Haley, Clay Leftwich, Jr. and Sam Dibrell will serve as pallbearers.

The family would like to express a special thank you to the VA of Murfreesboro and Hunter Funeral Home for all of their care and support.

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May
5

Wednesday

, Sparta, TN 38583

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Funeral Service

May
5

Wednesday

Hunter Funeral Home

120 East Bockman Way, Sparta, TN 38583

Starts at 12:00 pm

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