THOMAS H. CULVERWELL, 89, FORMER LONGTIME DALTON RESIDENT, OF 4909 NW, 4TH AVE., DEERFIELD BEACH, FL DIED FRIDAY, JULY 14th AT THE BOCA RATON REHABILITATION CENTER, WHERE HE RESIDED SINCE JULY 12TH. HE WAS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF DALTON UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1980. BORN IN PITTSFIELD ON MARCH 28, 1917, SON OF FREDERICK CULVERWELL AND CATHERINE BURKE CULVERWELL, HE WAS EDUCATED IN THE DALTON SCHOOL SYSTEM. HE SERVED IN THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II FROM 1942 - 1945. MR. CULVERWELL OPERATED THE EAST LEE INN FROM 1945 - 1949. HE ALSO OWNED AND OPERATED THE DALTON MOBIL SERVICE STATION FROM 1950 - 1969 AND LATER WAS EMPLOYED BY THE DALTON CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FROM 1970 - 1980 FROM WHICH HE RETIRED IN 1980. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BENJAMIN F. SULLIVAN AMERICAN LEGION POST 155 IN DALTON AND A LIFE MEMBER OF THE ANTHONY J. DEANGELUS VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 9566 IN DALTON. MR. CULVERWELL WAS MARRIED TO THE FORMER MARGARET RUTH MCCAULEY, FEB 26, 1943. SHE DIED SEPTEMBER 3, 1963. HE LATER MARRIED THE FORMER BARBARA TUFTS, AUGUST 12, 1966. SHE DIED APRIL 28, 1989. HE LEAVES TWO SONS, THOMAS J. CULVERWELL OF WALDORF, MD AND ROBERT F. CULVERWELL OF DEERFIED BEACH, FL, HIS STEP-DAUGHTER BONNIE GLENDON OF DALTON; THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS AND A GREAT GRANDSON.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR THOMAS H. CULVERWELL, 89, FORMER LONGTIME DALTON RESIDENT WHO DIED JULY 14, 2006 WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006 at 10:00 AM IN FAIRVIEW CEMETERY CONDUCTED BY THE REV. CHRISTOPHER MALATESTA, PASTOR OF ST. AGNES CHURCH IN DALTON. CALLING HOURS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006 FROM 5 TO 7 PM AT THE DERY-FOLEY FUNERAL HOME, 890 MAIN ST. DALTON. HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN AND WAS PRE-DECEASED BY HIS BROTHERS JOHN, FRED, ALBERT AND SISTERS THERESA CULVERWELL, CATHERINE MONETTE AND EDNA CALLAHAN. HE ALSO LEAVES HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW DELORIS CULVERWELL OF WALDORF, MD; HIS THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS STEPHANIE AND CHRISTINE CULVERWELL OF WALDORF, MD AND DARLENE GLENDON OF DALTON; AND A GREAT GRANDSON TYLER GRANT OF WALDORF, MD. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS IN HIS MEMORY MAY BE MADE TO THE DALTON AMBULANCE FUND IN CARE OF THE FUNERAL HOME, 890 MAIN ST., DALTON, MA 01226