![]() For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. He was preceded in death by his son Michael, his parents and grandparents.Īs Paul said, “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind who have no hope. Gary is survived by his wife of 55 years, Margaret Culver his son Jerry Culver (partner Nikki Burdick) of Barton, NY Eric (Deena) Culver of Cibolo, TX Becky (Blake) Moore of Sayre, PA Chris (Nicole) Culver of Philadelphia, PA his grandchildren Eronn, Richard, Taylor, Darien, Ryan, Cambria, Kendall, Ericka, and Gavin and great-grandchildren Lydia, Christopher, Molly, Ian, McKenna, Abby, Maddie, Christopher, and Jaxson. Gary always made himself available to anyone who had a need, whether it be to minister to people in the hospital, pray with folks, or find a way to help if someone was down and out. One of his greatest joys was to evangelize and share the gospel with everyone. He was the Pastor at Emory Baptist Church in Waverly, New York from 1998 to 2019. Gary was called to the ministry and after spending 2 years as a lay minister he was ordained by the Southern Baptist Association. He then moved to the Guthrie Clinic where he spent 30 years as a courier. ![]() Gary worked many years with Conrail, first in the shop and later as a lineman. He also loved to fish and shared this love by teaching his children and grandchildren to fish. He played and coached for most of his adult life and was particularly proud of winning 2 state championships as a coach of Picolo Pomo and Sam Jeromes. In his younger years, Gary was an avid softball player. Gary married the love of his life, Margaret Garrity, on Novemand they were blessed to have 5 children, 9 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. ![]() He later attended schools in both Waverly, NY and Athens, PA. He attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Chemung, NY and was taught by his Aunt Edna. Sheila and Gary later went to live with their grandparents, George and Helen Corneby in Athens, PA. Gary was born on October 16, 1946, to the late Howard and Evelyn Culver where he and his siblings, Sheila and Dale, were raised on the family farm in Chemung, New York. Gary slipped away peacefully while holding the hand of his beloved wife, Margaret. Gary (Duke) Culver, age 75, of Sayre, Pennsylvania went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, November 11, 2021.
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