Peggy Joan Culver, 84, died on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Lane County
Hospital in Dighton. She was born on July 3, 1936 at Shields the
daughter of Melvin A. Reed & Estella (Toots) Torson. She married
Jerry Culver on October 15, 1955 at Dighton.
Peggy graduated from Dighton High School in 1954 and then Cosmetology
School in Wichita. She started working for Blanche McKelvey before
moving to Liberal for a short time, then opened Nu-Charm Beauty Salon in
Dighton in 1960. In 1969 she moved to Fairbanks, Alaska for 47 years
where she had two beauty salons and also operated a beauty school. She
had served on the State Boards of Cosmetology in both Kansas and Alaska.
She had volunteered in Alaska by flying to the Nome and Bristol Bay
areas, taking a dog sled to villages and doing hair for the native
women, at times getting paid with fish. She enjoyed bowling, ceramics,
playing cards, her family activities and cooking Elephant Ears for
family and guests. She moved back to Kansas in 2016 and lived in
Cimarron for a short time before returning to Dighton. She was a member
of the First Christian Church in Dighton.
Peggy touched a lot of heads and hearts, she will forever be remembered and missed.
She is survived by her Husband- Jerry Culver of Dighton, 2 Sons- Donald
“Buster” Culver of Fairbanks, Alaska and Kirk and Diana Culver of
Dighton, 2 Sisters- Patsy Redburn of Dighton and Nancy Martin of Monet,
Missouri, 5 Grandchildren- Shyla, Caleb, Vanessa, Cameron & Rick and
7 Great-Grandchildren- Ezra, Aidyn, Oryan, Harper, Charley, Jerry &
Vivian. She was preceded in death by her Parents and Step-Father- Art
Fuller.
Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 7 at the First
Christian Church in Dighton. There will be Memorial Service in
Fairbanks, Alaska in the summer of 2021. Memorials are suggested to St
Jude Children’s Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences
may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com