Louis Culver

Louis Harrison Culver, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept. 17, 1927, to the late Ernest Ray and Harriet Irene Reser Culver. He married Lois Harriet Chockley on March 28, 1954, and she survives.

Louis was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a telegrapher for the New York Central Railroad in Marion, Illinois, where he retired in 1962.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Chaffee, Missouri, and former member of Charleston Jaycees.

Survivors include his wife, Lois, of the home; three sons, Joseph Ray (Diane) Culver of Jackson, Michael (Tina) Culver of Cape Girardeau and Brian Dean (Barbara) Culver of Sikeston, Missouri; two daughters, Sharon Elizabeth (Walt) Adney of Bonne Terre, Missouri, and Susan Marie (Bill) Harper of Sikeston; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Louis also was preceded in death by a daughter and a brother.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. until the time of service Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Marty Blakey officiating, assisted by the Rev. Gwen Streeter. The memorial service will conclude with a flag presentation ceremony by the Missouri Honor Guard.

Online condolences may be made at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.