Southampton County - Bennie E. Cullipher, Jr., 46, founder of Bensel Homes, Inc, died suddenly March 12, 2010 in an auto accident. He was born in Norfolk and graduated from Great Bridge High School.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Selena Cullipher; his parents Peggy and Bennie "Bud" Cullipher, Sr. of Chesapeake; sister, Beth Cullipher Walker and husband, Tom; niece, Madison Walker, all of Chesapeake; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Thelma Jane and Mike Vann of Franklin and Joe and Sarah Diaz of Chesapeake; special friend and business partner, Ron Parsons; his precious little dog, "Peanut"; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 pm Monday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home. Interment will be at 2 pm Tuesday at the Cullipher Family Cemetery in Williamston, NC. The family will receive friends today (Sunday) from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home.