Marvin Glen Culbertson

Marvin Glen Culbertson passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Service: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Azle Church of Christ. Visitation: 4:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at White’s Azle Chapel. Interment: Salem Cemetery in Rutherford, Tennessee. Marvin was born January 22, 1940, in Douglas, Oklahoma, to Charles William Culbertson, Sr., and Anna Beatrice (Blakely) Culbertson. He graduated from high school in Garber, OK., and after high school received his Electrical Engineering Associate Degree from Oklahoma State University. He played football in high school and enjoyed fishing and skeet shooting. Marvin worked as a “soda jerk” at the local drug store while in high school. He was very proud to tell stories about this job behind the counter because you hardly see them anymore. Marvin honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps, serving during the Vietnam War on a Navy ship from 1962 to 1966. Afterwards he worked for 35 years at the Standards Lab at General Dynamics which later became Lockheed Martin, calibrating test equipment for the planes they built to keep us safe. Marvin married the love of his life, Mary Ann Page, December 26, 1977, in Fort Worth. Marvin was a member of the Azle Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents: siblings, Ethelynn Francis Culbertson Owens, Charles William Culbertson, Jr., Clifford Lee Culbertson, Mary Anna Culbertson Leseberg Brauer, and Patricia Lou Culbertson Bane. Survivors: Loving wife of almost 46 years, Mary Ann Culbertson; children, DeAnna Ordonez, Debra Davis, and Christopher Culbertson; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; brother, Gary Neil Cobb; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.