Mr. Joe Ed Curtis, 65, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at his
home in Louisville, MS, with his wife and caregiver by his side. Funeral
services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at First United Methodist Church,
with Rev. Mike Childs and Rev. Bill Taylor officiating. Interment will be in
Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 8:00
P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Curtis was born December 15, 1947, in French Camp, MS,
but had resided in Louisville for the past 37 years. He was a graduate of
Ackerman High School and Mississippi State University. He was an insurance
salesman for American Public Life Insurance Company, and a faithful member of
Louisville First United Methodist Church, where he taught the Discipleship
Sunday School class. Mr. Curtis was also an avid MSU football fan, and was
greatly respected throughout the community.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel Box Curtis
Coleman and Robert Warren Curtis; his stepfather, Robert Coleman; and a
brother, Robert Curtis.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Gloria Burris Curtis
of Louisville, his daughter, Mary Katherine Curtis Stewart (Tim) of Flora, MS;
his son, Christopher “Clay” Curtis of Tupelo, MS; a sister, Charlotte Curtis
Taylor (Bill); a brother, Tommy Curtis (Debby); and his 3 grandchildren, Peyton
Curtis Stewart, Emily Katherine Stewart, and Kendall Grace Stewart; and his
mother-in-law, Adelyne Burris.
Pallbearers will be Paul Simmons, Buster Moody, Billy
Pearson, J.L. Pierce, Donny Todd, Tim Smith, Lucius Burris, and Charles Curtis.
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