Carson "Kit" Newton Culbertson

Carson “Kit” Newton Culbertson 84, of Corvallis, passed away at home on May 1, 2016. He was born September 11, 1931 at home in Hale, Missouri to parents Olen Ray Culbertson and Ina Lodge (Newton) Culbertson. On May 1, 2016, as he crossed the trestle, spanning Jordan’s swelling tide, he beheld the Union Depot, into which his train would glide: there he met the superintend, God the Father, and God the Son, and with a hearty, joyous welcome, weary pilgrim welcome home. He joined two older brothers, and two more followed. Robert LeRoy Culbertson, James Edwin Culbertson, Ted Hubert Culbertson, and Ross Granville Culbertson. He lived with the family in Carroll County, Missouri until they moved to Oregon in 1943, in the middle of World War II. They settled in the small town of Buena Vista and lived there until adulthood. He attended Pennsion Elementary, Grace Elementary, and Blew Elementary, all one room schools in Missouri. He also attended Buena Vista Elementary School and the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem. He graduated from the eighth grade in Buena Vista and attended Independence and Central High Schools. Carson married Mary Jane Linville on June 28, 1956 in the Independence United Methodist Church. To this union two daughters were born; Anna Nadine Culbertson in 1958 and Patti Rae Culbertson in 1960. He was employed and retired from the Southern Pacific Railroad working in the “Maintenance of the Ways Department.” He was a member of The New Hope Center Pentecostal Church of God in Corvallis. Carson and Mary had made their home in Corvallis for more than 40 years. Carson lived for his family, they were the center of his life. He loved woodworking and gardening; raising some of the most beautiful flowers around. His yard was always a masterpiece. He was a friend to everyone, always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. He was a great father, brother, and friend. He was the gentlest man to all his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary in 2009; granddaughters Jessica Jane and Anna Christine Volkers in 2015; sister Trula Faye Culbertson in 1939; and brothers Trenath Culbertson in 1939 and Robert LeRoy Culbertson in 2003. Carson is survived by daughters Anna Nadine Abraham of Halsey and Patti Rae Thompson of Corvallis; brothers James Edwin Culbertson of Fontana, California, Ted H. Culbertson of Pendleton, and Ross Granville Culbertson of Saucier, Mississippi; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 21st at New Hope Center, 6225 SW Philomath Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97333. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Carson’s memory may be made to New Hope Center sent in care of McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW 5th St., Corvallis, OR 97330.

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Carson "Kit" Newton Culbertson

September 12, 1931 - May 1, 2016