Walter Dean Culbreth

Born September 25, 1959, to the late Walter “Jack” Culbreth and Alreta Bunce Culbreth in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Dean was a loving husband to his wife Karen. He was that special person everyone loved being around. A kind and gentle spirited man. He would give the shirt off is back to anyone in need. Dean was a jokester at heart always carrying a smile on his face. He was an armchair meteorologist and could tell you the weather forecast sometimes better than the weatherman. Amazingly, animals loved him to the point he was like an animal whisperer.

Mr. Culbreth loved to cook sharing one of his lifelong passions with everyone. Dean was well known in the Stedman Community cooking for Papa Jacks, Bunce Restaurant, and The Stedman Soda Shop. People always followed him wherever he was cooking.

Dean was a great musician, who loved to sing and play the drums. Known to him were his special brothers, the late Ronnie MacIntosh, Walter Robinson, Larry Blake, and Steve Willis. They shared a common passion for music playing together in the bands - Steel House and Pettin’ Zoo.

Dean was a true Carolina Tarheels, Carolina Panthers, and the Washington Redskins fan. He was very superstitious about his teams and if they won, he would keep wearing the same thing every time, even rubbing his wife’s head for luck.

Dean was that All American Guy everyone loved being around. He could put a smile on anyone’s face with his genuine heartfelt compassion. His words were few, but he used them to brighten someone’s day.

Dean will be missed by all that knew him including his fur babies Bentley and Happy and his memories

will always carry on.

Preceding him in death are his parents and a sister, Wanda Denise Culbreth, father and mother-in-law, John and Judy Blanton, a niece Teresa Margaret Taylor Nelms and great niece Tyra Brianna Elliott.

Dean is survived by his loving wife, Karen Blanton Culbreth, of the home; a brother, Tommy (Dona) Culbreth, of Stedman; a sister-in-law, Kim Barfield, of Wade; sister-in-law, Joy Pridgen (Ronald) of Rocky Mount; sister-in-law, Beth Cuevas (Alan) of Hope Mills; brother-in-law, John Blanton (Marla) of Smithfield; Nieces and nephews, Chris Culbreth (Carolyn), Kim Voelker, Jessica Averitte (Wesley), Allen Gramm (Angie), Tigre Shook, Tara Huggins, Timothy Huggins (Amanda), Gary Taylor, Jr., Allison Evans (John), Amanda Hicks (Chris), Dillon Blanton (Heather), Miranda Isaac (Chris), Logan Blanton, Ronnie Pridgen, Jr., Brandon Pridgen, Jessica Rush, Colton Cuevas and Vincent Cuevas. He had 33 great nieces and nephews and a great-great niece and nephew.

Special nieces were Tigre Shook and Tara Huggins, and great-niece, Serena Ann Shook. Special great- nephews were Dylan Shook and Isaiah Elliott.

The family will receive friends on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Stedman Pentecostal Holiness Church 432 Hillsboro Street, Stedman, NC 28391, from 10:45 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 12

noon with Rev. Michael Coram officiating.

Burial will follow at Jones Cemetery, 6340 Jake Road, Stedman, NC 28391.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cromartiemiller.com.

Services may be viewed at www.facebook.com/cromartiemiller.

Cromartie & Miller Funeral Home, of Dunn, North Carolina is honored serving the family of Walter Dean Culbreth.