Exhibit 99 (c)

                           Certification Pursuant to
                            18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as Adopted Pursuant to
                 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     In connection  with the Annual Report of Culp, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-K for the  period  ended  April 27,  2003 as filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, Robert G. Culp,III,
Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company,  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.


/s/ Robert G. Culp, III

Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
July 25, 2003