Charlotte Marie (Dove) Cullers (1929 - 2017)

Born 11 Aug 1929 in Fulks Run, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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Died 25 May 2017 at age 87 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Charlotte Marie Dove Cullers, 87, of Broadway, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg.

She was born Aug. 11, 1929, in Fulks Run, and was the daughter of the late Roy E. and Rosie Violet Carr Dove.

Charlotte was a homemaker, the mother of six children and the central hub of her family. Her unwavering value system directed her life. She had an insightful and intuitive mind. She was strong, yet very sweet. She loved living and had many interests throughout the seasons of her life. She enjoyed working in her beautiful flower beds and loved animals, especially her cats, Patch and Socks. She loved writing poetry, which reflected her life and her memories. However, the heartbeat of her life was her family. She was a faithful prayer warrior and prayed daily for each individual family member and was personally involved in their lives. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, wrote a book about the church history and taught Sunday school for many years. She will be forever missed and lovingly remembered by her family, friends and neighbors. Though she's now in heaven, the impact of her life on Earth will live on.

On Feb. 7, 1946, she married Warren Harding Cullers, who preceded her in death on Aug. 10, 1997.

Surviving are daughters, Ellen Kay Branner of Timberville, Frances Cullers McGehee and husband, Tom, of Annandale, Deborah Cullers Brosius and husband, Dana, of Argentina, and Denise Cullers Janocka and husband, Joe, of Cross Keys; sons, Keith W. Cullers and wife, Jeanette, of Taiwan, and Kent E. Cullers and wife, Vickie, of Broadway; grandchildren, Kathy McKenzie and husband, Richard, Kaitlin McGehee-Steckler and husband, Jordan, Esther Brosius, Shana Brosius, Seth Cullers and wife, Amber, Joel Cullers and wife, Jordan, Neil Cullers and wife, Kelsie, Nathan Janocka and wife, Kelly, Corrie Janocka, Marketia Palmer and husband, Ashley, and Christina Moyers and husband, Kevin; eleven great-grandchildren; brothers, Matthew B. Dove and Donnie E. Dove; and a special friend who was like a daughter, Sharon Stroop May.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Isaac Brosius; son-in-law, Bill Branner; and sister, Esther Anderson.

The Rev. Ernest Halterman will conduct a memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Timberville. Burial will be private.

Daily News Record Harrisonburg, Virginia

Charlotte was born in 1929. She was the daughter of Roy Dove and Rosie Carr. She passed away in 2017.

Sources

• https://www.grandlefuneralhome.com/obituary/4245141

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNX4-B6Z : accessed 31 July 2020), Charlotte M Dove in household of Lewis Carr, Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 1A, line 39, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2459; FHL microfilm 2,342,193.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR1Q-PJ9 : 28 January 2020), Charlotte M Dove in household of Roy E Dove, Plains Magisterial District, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83-20, sheet 1A, line 23, family 6, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4291.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 December 2018), memorial page for Charlotte M Dove Cullers (11 Aug 1929–25 May 2017), Find A Grave: Memorial #63710079, citing Mountain Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Fulks Run, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Shock (contributor 47473371) .