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Herman Doyle Cupp Aug. 24, 1924 ~ March 16, 2013
March 04, 2013, 9:07 am by Staff Reports
Herman Doyle Cupp, 88, of Buchanan Dam died March 16, 2013. He was born to Willis Henry and Annie Josephine [Jackson] Cupp in McKinney, Texas on Aug. 24, 1924.
Herman served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II. He fought in Normandy and the battle of the Bulge. He was a P.O.W. of the German army but with several other soldiers escaped from the Germans.
After his discharge in October 1948 he began ranching and trucking in Texas. He was married to Helen J. Spence on Nov. 10, 1960 in Odessa, Texas. They continued in the trucking business after their marriage. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Helen J. Cupp of Buchanan Dam; children, Jimmy Doyle Cupp and Alma Cathleen Holder both of Taft, Calif.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and two stepchildren, Phyllis Tibbetts of Lake Isabella, Calif. and Phillip Taylor of Texas.
At the request of Mr. Cupp, there will be no memorial service. An online guest register may be signed at www.PutnamCares.com
Cremation arrangements were made by Putnam Funeral Home and Crematory, 145 Texas Avenue, Kingsland, Texas 78639 [325] 388-0008.
220 South Main St., Burnet, TX 78611 - Phone: (512)756-6136