Joan Barbara Curtis
September 07, 1939 - March 21, 2021
Ms. Joan Barbara Curtis, age 81, of Railroad Street, Adairsville passed away peacefully Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Floyd Medical Center.
She was born September 7, 1939, in Adairsville, Georgia, to the late Rev. Elihue Curtis and Bertha Lucille Adams Curtis. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by, a brother, L. C. Curtis; sister, Oteel Curtis Higginbotham; and nephew, Ambrose McDow.
Ms. Curtis was a faithful member of Grays Chapel AME Church, Adairsville, Georgia. She enjoyed singing in the choir at church. She started elementary school in Adairsville and graduated from the historic Summer Hill High School in Cartersville, Georgia. She attended Berea College, in Berea Kentucky, where she received her Bachelors of Science Degree. Later on furthered her education at West Georgia College receiving her Masters Degree in Science Education. She taught science at Adairsville Middle/High School for over 30 years before retiring from the Bartow County School System. Her legacy will live on through the stories told from her teachings in science class. After retiring she worked with the after school program sponsored by Etowah Area Housing Authority for several years. Ms. Curtis thrived on educating the minds of young people. She had the ability to make learning fun and touched the hearts of many students.
She is survived by her nieces, Miriam Henderson, Beverly Johnson, Retiblist Curtis, and Mary McDow; nephew, Elihue Curtis and wife, Hilda; great nieces and nephews, Alfreda Sullivan (Joe), Brian Arnold, Norman Johnson (Eva), Santhia Curtis, Monique Whipple (Jermaine), Marcus McDow, Byron Curtis (Tamara) and Lendl Curtis; a host of great-great nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Friday, March 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Barton Funeral Home. Internment will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Adairsville. Pallbearers will be selected along with flower girls.
The family will receive family and friends Friday, March 26, 2021, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Barton Funeral home.
Family and friends attending services will be required to wear face mask and observe social distancing.
R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Joan Barbara Curtis.
September 07, 1939 - March 21, 2021
Ms. Joan Barbara Curtis, age 81, of Railroad Street, Adairsville passed away peacefully Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Floyd Medical Center.
She was born September 7, 1939, in Adairsville, Georgia, to the late Rev. Elihue Curtis and Bertha Lucille Adams Curtis. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by, a brother, L. C. Curtis; sister, Oteel Curtis Higginbotham; and nephew, Ambrose McDow.
Ms. Curtis was a faithful member of Grays Chapel AME Church, Adairsville, Georgia. She enjoyed singing in the choir at church. She started elementary school in Adairsville and graduated from the historic Summer Hill High School in Cartersville, Georgia. She attended Berea College, in Berea Kentucky, where she received her Bachelors of Science Degree. Later on furthered her education at West Georgia College receiving her Masters Degree in Science Education. She taught science at Adairsville Middle/High School for over 30 years before retiring from the Bartow County School System. Her legacy will live on through the stories told from her teachings in science class. After retiring she worked with the after school program sponsored by Etowah Area Housing Authority for several years. Ms. Curtis thrived on educating the minds of young people. She had the ability to make learning fun and touched the hearts of many students.
She is survived by her nieces, Miriam Henderson, Beverly Johnson, Retiblist Curtis, and Mary McDow; nephew, Elihue Curtis and wife, Hilda; great nieces and nephews, Alfreda Sullivan (Joe), Brian Arnold, Norman Johnson (Eva), Santhia Curtis, Monique Whipple (Jermaine), Marcus McDow, Byron Curtis (Tamara) and Lendl Curtis; a host of great-great nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Friday, March 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Barton Funeral Home. Internment will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Adairsville. Pallbearers will be selected along with flower girls.
The family will receive family and friends Friday, March 26, 2021, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Barton Funeral home.
Family and friends attending services will be required to wear face mask and observe social distancing.
R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Joan Barbara Curtis.
Joan Barbara Curtis
September 07, 1939 - March 21, 2021
Ms. Joan Barbara Curtis, age 81, of Railroad Street, Adairsville passed away peacefully Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Floyd Medical Center.
She was born September 7, 1939, in Adairsville, Georgia, to the late Rev. Elihue Curtis and Bertha Lucille Adams Curtis. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by, a brother, L. C. Curtis; sister, Oteel Curtis Higginbotham; and nephew, Ambrose McDow.
Ms. Curtis was a faithful member of Grays Chapel AME Church, Adairsville, Georgia. She enjoyed singing in the choir at church. She started elementary school in Adairsville and graduated from the historic Summer Hill High School in Cartersville, Georgia. She attended Berea College, in Berea Kentucky, where she received her Bachelors of Science Degree. Later on furthered her education at West Georgia College receiving her Masters Degree in Science Education. She taught science at Adairsville Middle/High School for over 30 years before retiring from the Bartow County School System. Her legacy will live on through the stories told from her teachings in science class. After retiring she worked with the after school program sponsored by Etowah Area Housing Authority for several years. Ms. Curtis thrived on educating the minds of young people. She had the ability to make learning fun and touched the hearts of many students.
She is survived by her nieces, Miriam Henderson, Beverly Johnson, Retiblist Curtis, and Mary McDow; nephew, Elihue Curtis and wife, Hilda; great nieces and nephews, Alfreda Sullivan (Joe), Brian Arnold, Norman Johnson (Eva), Santhia Curtis, Monique Whipple (Jermaine), Marcus McDow, Byron Curtis (Tamara) and Lendl Curtis; a host of great-great nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Friday, March 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Barton Funeral Home. Internment will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Adairsville. Pallbearers will be selected along with flower girls.
The family will receive family and friends Friday, March 26, 2021, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Barton Funeral home.
Family and friends attending services will be required to wear face mask and observe social distancing.
R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Joan Barbara Curtis.
September 07, 1939 - March 21, 2021
Ms. Joan Barbara Curtis, age 81, of Railroad Street, Adairsville passed away peacefully Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Floyd Medical Center.
She was born September 7, 1939, in Adairsville, Georgia, to the late Rev. Elihue Curtis and Bertha Lucille Adams Curtis. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by, a brother, L. C. Curtis; sister, Oteel Curtis Higginbotham; and nephew, Ambrose McDow.
Ms. Curtis was a faithful member of Grays Chapel AME Church, Adairsville, Georgia. She enjoyed singing in the choir at church. She started elementary school in Adairsville and graduated from the historic Summer Hill High School in Cartersville, Georgia. She attended Berea College, in Berea Kentucky, where she received her Bachelors of Science Degree. Later on furthered her education at West Georgia College receiving her Masters Degree in Science Education. She taught science at Adairsville Middle/High School for over 30 years before retiring from the Bartow County School System. Her legacy will live on through the stories told from her teachings in science class. After retiring she worked with the after school program sponsored by Etowah Area Housing Authority for several years. Ms. Curtis thrived on educating the minds of young people. She had the ability to make learning fun and touched the hearts of many students.
She is survived by her nieces, Miriam Henderson, Beverly Johnson, Retiblist Curtis, and Mary McDow; nephew, Elihue Curtis and wife, Hilda; great nieces and nephews, Alfreda Sullivan (Joe), Brian Arnold, Norman Johnson (Eva), Santhia Curtis, Monique Whipple (Jermaine), Marcus McDow, Byron Curtis (Tamara) and Lendl Curtis; a host of great-great nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Friday, March 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Barton Funeral Home. Internment will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Adairsville. Pallbearers will be selected along with flower girls.
The family will receive family and friends Friday, March 26, 2021, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Barton Funeral home.
Family and friends attending services will be required to wear face mask and observe social distancing.
R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Joan Barbara Curtis.
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
