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Wimberly first taught in Bienville Parish and then in neighboring Webster Parish; he was a principal in four different schools: Sibley High School (1947–1949), Shongaloo High School (1949–1954), and thereafter Springhill Junior High School and Browning Elementary School, both in Springhill.<ref>"School Principal Changes Are Made by School Board," ''Minden Herald,'' March 5, 1954, p. 1.</ref> Wimberly retired from professional education in 1975. While he was still a principal, he ran unsuccessfully for the Springhill City Council. In a heated contest for the Louisiana State Senate in 1967, Wimberly signed a public letter of endorsement of Springhill native [[Jack Montgomery (Louisiana politician)|John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr.]], who unseated incumbent [[Harold Montgomery]] of Doyline in south Webster Parish.<ref>''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' December 14, 1967, p. 2.</ref>
Wimberly first taught in Bienville Parish and then in neighboring Webster Parish; he was a principal in four different schools: Sibley High School (1947–1949), Shongaloo High School (1949–1954), and thereafter Springhill Junior High School and Browning Elementary School, both in Springhill.<ref>"School Principal Changes Are Made by School Board," ''Minden Herald,'' March 5, 1954, p. 1.</ref> Wimberly retired from professional education in 1975. While he was still a principal, he ran unsuccessfully for the Springhill City Council. In a heated contest for the Louisiana State Senate in 1967, Wimberly signed a public letter of endorsement of Springhill native [[Jack Montgomery (Louisiana politician)|John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr.]], who unseated incumbent [[Harold Montgomery]] of Doyline in south Webster Parish.<ref>''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' December 14, 1967, p. 2.</ref>
In 1943, Wimberly married the former Inez Gamble, a native of Grand Cane in De Soto Parish who was born in February 1921. They had three children: Sandra (born 1949), Duvall, Jr., (born 1952), and Virginia "Bess" (born 1955). <ref name=obit/>
In 1943, Wimberly married the former Inez Gamble (born 1921), a native of Grand Cane in De Soto Parish. They had three children: Sandra (born 1949), Duvall, Jr., (born 1952), and Virginia "Bess" (born 1955).<ref name=obit/>
Wimberly was a cousin of [[Lorris Wimberly]], a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bienville Parish who also served on three occasions as the state House [[Speaker]] between 1936 and 1956. His brother, Lucian McDade "Dade" Wimberly (1922–1990), was a Louisiana state trooper from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], seat of Webster Parish, who ran unsuccessfully for chief of police in 1970.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 19, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
Wimberly was a cousin of [[Lorris Wimberly]], a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bienville Parish who also served on three occasions as the state House [[Speaker]] between 1936 and 1956. His brother, Lucian McDade "Dade" Wimberly (1922–1990), was a Louisiana state trooper from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], seat of Webster Parish, who ran unsuccessfully for chief of police in 1970.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 19, 1970, p. 1.</ref>