William Curtis
William Henry Curtis, 87, Clay Center, formerly of Topeka and Valley Falls, died Nov. 25, 2010, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.
He was born March 9, 1923, at Valley Falls, the son of Meryl D. and Leona Constance Langston Curtis. He graduated from Ozawkie High School.
He was a mess sergeant officers cook in the 8th and 9th Army Air Force in World War II and was stationed in Ireland, England, France and Germany. He later served three years in the Army Reserve.
He was a member of United Steel Workers Local 307 and retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Topeka after 30 years. He was a member of American Legion Post 101 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the Clay Center United Methodist Church and a former member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church, Topeka.
He married Angie Evelyn Brammell Nov. 15, 1942, at Kansas City. He was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene M. Curtis, and two sisters, Ethel Puderbaugh and Majel Curtis Schmidt.
Survivors include his wife, Angie, Clay Center; a son, Leslie D. Curtis, Casper, Wyo.; two daughters, Beverly I. Rieger and Susan K. Curtis, all of Clay Center; a sister, Leona Lee Grimes, Pittsburgh, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was Nov. 30 at the Highland Park United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors by Grahem-Herbers Post 3084, Veterans of Foreign Wars, followed at the Valley Falls Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Highland Park United Methodist Church and sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 6, Valley Falls, 66088.
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on Dec 3 2010. Filed under Obituaries.
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