James H Curtis

James Henry Curtis, age 84 of Winchester passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Willows of Winchester. He was born in Anderson, TN on March 13, 1932 to the late Charlie and Frances Curtis. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean Conflict and retired from the railroad after 37 years. He loved listening to gospel music, was a song leader and Sunday school superintendent and served on the church board at Decherd and Cowan Nazarene churches. He was currently a member of Estill Springs Nazarene Church where he previously taught Sunday school and VBS classes and was Wednesday night song leader. He loved being with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia S. Curtis; son, Joel Timothy Curtis; daughter, Cathy Curtis Baxter; son-in-law, Mickey Baxter; father-in-law, M. A. Stricklin; and mother-in-law, Nancy Stricklin. Survivors include his daughter, Lydia Curtis Johnson of Winchester; grandchildren, Monica Baxter Jeffers (Eric), Emily Dickens (Chad), Chad Baxter and Kayla Williams (Logan) all of Winchester; great-grandchildren, Dakota Dickens, Layton Williams, Landon Dickens and Ki...[more]

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n Williams; brothers, Charles A. Chock Curtis (Helen) of Winchester and Tommy Curtis (Kay) of Tracy City; brothers-in-law, Johnny Stricklin (Judy) and Thomas Stricklin (Barbara) of Savannah, TN; and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 5-8 pm Sunday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 am Monday, November 28, 2016 at Moore-Cortner Chapel with Rev. Richard Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Franklin Memorial Gardens. Eric Jeffers, Chad Dickens, Chad Baxter, Logan Williams, Andy Curtis, Stephen Curtis and Bryan Curtis will serve as pallbearers and honorary pallbearer will be Bruce Curtis. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 1st Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398 (931) 967-2222 www.moorecortner.com