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Obituary: David L. Shivers, 75, Lowville
Published: December 31, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
David L. Shivers
 LOWVILLE- David L.
Shivers, 75, passed away on Monday December 29, 2025
at Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse after a fall.
David is survived
by his beloved wife, Marilyn; five children; Ernest Ray (Marty) Shivers of
Tulsa, OK; Jessica Mountjoy of Tulsa, OK; Kyle (Regina) Giordano of
Liberty, NY; Kelli (Jason) Johnson of Camden, NY; Kevin Shivers (Becky) of Utica,
NY; two step-children, Lynn (Paul) Little of Lowville; William Riddle of
Branford, CT; many grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a half-brother,
Howard Shivers of Big Spring, TX; two step-brothers, Ricky (Cindy) Sutton
of Sweetwater, TX; David (Debbie) Sutton of Enterprise, AL; a step-sister,
Nancy Richardson of San Antonio, TX; several nieces, nephews and
cousins. He is predeceased by four
children, Dennis, Christopher Michael, Dawn Marie, and Brandelyn Reese; two
granddaughters, Faith Lynn Johnson who passed at
birth, and Skylen Shivers; a son-in-law, Chris Mountjoy; and his honorary
daughter, Amanda Dudley.
David was born on
March 22, 1950 in Shawnee, OK
a son of the late Howard L. and Geraldine Roberts Shivers and graduated
from Big Spring Senior High School in Big Spring, TX in 1967. He enlisted in the U.S, Army, serving
from 1967-1969. He worked in law
enforcement and security. David went
to Tulsa Junior College and Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth,
TX. He worked at Home Depot in
Catskill, NY until moving to Lowville, NY.
On November 14, 2009, he married Marilyn J. Giddings at New Life
Covenant Church, Carthage with his future son-in-law, Pastor Paul Little
officiating. David studied to become
a pastor at Nazarene Bible College.
He has been on the ministry team of Bethel Church of the Nazarene
since 2010.
He was a member
of Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Lowville, where he served as a board
member. David was a member of the
Lowville American Legion Post #162 and was a proud member of the firing
squad. He was a member of the Lewis
County General Hospital Auxiliary, Search and Rescue. David served as Hospital Chaplin at Lewis
County General Hospital. He was a
member of the Senior Bowling League at Lewis Lanes, where he will be
greatly missed. David was a active member of Singing
Waters Seniors group. He was a
friend to all and will be forever missed by his family, his church family,
his many friends and colleagues.
A memorial
service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2025
at Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Lowville with Pastor Paul Little,
son-in-law, officiating. A calling hour will be from
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. prior to the service, at the church. Burial will be
held privately and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to Lewis County Search and Rescue, Inc., 7782 W. State Street, Lowville, NY
13367 or Lewis County Humane Society, P.O. Box 682, Lowville, NY 13367. Arrangements are with Iseneker
Funeral Home, Inc., Lowville.
Condolences may
be shared with David’s family online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com.
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