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Elaine Culver Obituary
CROOKSVILLE -- Elaine Sowers Culver, 71, went to be with her loving Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stow, Ohio where she had been living for the last four years.
She was born June 13, 1936 in Roseville, Ohio to the late Gerald R. and Gladys Walsh Sowers. Elaine was a graduate of Roseville High School and Ohio University. She was an elementary school teacher for the Zanesville City School District for several years before moving to the Akron, Ohio area.
On December 20, 1969 she married Jere A. Culver who passed away October 22, 2006. They were both members of the High Street Christian Church in Akron. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Roger D. Sowers in 1998. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Janet Neff Sowers of Senecaville, Ohio; a niece, Tami (Keith) Sowers Tuten of Marietta, Ohio; nephews, Tom (Brett) Sowers of LaJolla, California, Roger (Carolyn) Sowers of Mathis, Texas and their families. Numerous cousins survive in the Roseville-Crooksville area. Elaine also had caregivers at Seasons who were her friends.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Crooksville Chapel of The Snouffer Funeral Home, 207 Burley Street, Crooksville, Ohio, followed by funeral services at 3 p.m.
To send a note of condolence to the family, visit www.snoufferfuneralhome.com or call 740-982-3071.
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Susan Bennett
April 29, 2008
Dear Tami, I was saddened to read of the passing of Elaine. She and I enjoyed many chats while she was at Seasons. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. May Elaine rest in peace with Jere by her side.
Tina Marie Gier
April 29, 2008
Dear Sowers Culver Family...
I wish to offer you my condolences on the loss of Elaine. She was a godly saint, who loved Jesus and people very much. I often visited her in the nursing home and got to know her well. I will always cherish and hold close to my heart the song "In the Garden" one of her very favorites. It refects the love relationship she had with Jesus and has also now been an encouragement in my own faith, because she pointed out the beauty and truth of that song.
I grieve with you, but I also rejoice with you, knowing that she is now face to face with Jesus. She is no longer suffering. She can speak again in clear sentances with no struggle. She is now with her beloved mom, whom she always spoke of. She is also with Jerry again. This gives us great comfort in the hope we have for her future.
While my own tears flow in grief over her loss, I also smile, knowing that my life has been touched, formed, and changed because of her.
Your family is in my prayers as you grieve, remember, celebrate her life and her future, and find a way to walk forward.
In His love and compassion,
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