Jackie Thomas "Tom" Curtis, 68, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 4, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home on Saturday, June 12. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m followed by a chapel service at 11 a.m. A graveside service will be held the following Wednesday, June 16, at 11 a.m. at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Services will be officiated by Andrew Cook and Tim Easley.
Tom was born in Corsicana, Texas, on March 26, 1953, to Charles and Frances Curtis. Raised in Arlington, Texas, he graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1971. Tom later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served for seven years as an Aeromedical Specialist, working on bases in Okinawa and San Antonio.
While on leave in 1976, he met Sherlyn Brown, and the two were later married on October 28, 1978. After the birth of his twin sons, Jason and Jack, the family eventually relocated to Corsicana where Tom attended nursing school at Navarro College. Following graduation, Tom spent most of his career working as an R.N in area hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
A talented singer, Tom was active in the choir and music ministry at Northside Baptist Church for many years, and he also spent time touring with a local southern gospel band. He enjoyed traveling, sharp clothes, DIY projects, working in his garden, and he was an avid science-fiction enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances Ethel Dill Thomason; and a grandson, Camden Thomas Curtis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 42 years, Sherlyn Curtis; sons, Jason Curtis and his wife, Amanda, and Jack Curtis and his wife, Melissa; grandchildren: Callie and Owen, of Midlothian, TX, and Conner and Kelsey, of Sulphur Springs, TX; his father, Charles Curtis, of Corsicana; sister, Shari Curtis and her spouse, Diane Tippens, of Corsicana; uncles, Randy Dill and his wife, Joy, of Corsicana; and Robert Curtis and his wife, Linda, of Montgomery, TX; and aunt, Sandra Curtis, of Dallas, TX. B5
Tom was born in Corsicana, Texas, on March 26, 1953, to Charles and Frances Curtis. Raised in Arlington, Texas, he graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1971. Tom later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served for seven years as an Aeromedical Specialist, working on bases in Okinawa and San Antonio.
While on leave in 1976, he met Sherlyn Brown, and the two were later married on October 28, 1978. After the birth of his twin sons, Jason and Jack, the family eventually relocated to Corsicana where Tom attended nursing school at Navarro College. Following graduation, Tom spent most of his career working as an R.N in area hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
A talented singer, Tom was active in the choir and music ministry at Northside Baptist Church for many years, and he also spent time touring with a local southern gospel band. He enjoyed traveling, sharp clothes, DIY projects, working in his garden, and he was an avid science-fiction enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances Ethel Dill Thomason; and a grandson, Camden Thomas Curtis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 42 years, Sherlyn Curtis; sons, Jason Curtis and his wife, Amanda, and Jack Curtis and his wife, Melissa; grandchildren: Callie and Owen, of Midlothian, TX, and Conner and Kelsey, of Sulphur Springs, TX; his father, Charles Curtis, of Corsicana; sister, Shari Curtis and her spouse, Diane Tippens, of Corsicana; uncles, Randy Dill and his wife, Joy, of Corsicana; and Robert Curtis and his wife, Linda, of Montgomery, TX; and aunt, Sandra Curtis, of Dallas, TX. B5
Jackie Thomas "Tom" Curtis, 68, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 4, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home on Saturday, June 12. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m followed by a chapel service at 11 a.m. A graveside service will be held the following Wednesday, June 16, at 11 a.m. at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Services will be officiated by Andrew Cook and Tim Easley.
Tom was born in Corsicana, Texas, on March 26, 1953, to Charles and Frances Curtis. Raised in Arlington, Texas, he graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1971. Tom later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served for seven years as an Aeromedical Specialist, working on bases in Okinawa and San Antonio.
While on leave in 1976, he met Sherlyn Brown, and the two were later married on October 28, 1978. After the birth of his twin sons, Jason and Jack, the family eventually relocated to Corsicana where Tom attended nursing school at Navarro College. Following graduation, Tom spent most of his career working as an R.N in area hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
A talented singer, Tom was active in the choir and music ministry at Northside Baptist Church for many years, and he also spent time touring with a local southern gospel band. He enjoyed traveling, sharp clothes, DIY projects, working in his garden, and he was an avid science-fiction enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances Ethel Dill Thomason; and a grandson, Camden Thomas Curtis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 42 years, Sherlyn Curtis; sons, Jason Curtis and his wife, Amanda, and Jack Curtis and his wife, Melissa; grandchildren: Callie and Owen, of Midlothian, TX, and Conner and Kelsey, of Sulphur Springs, TX; his father, Charles Curtis, of Corsicana; sister, Shari Curtis and her spouse, Diane Tippens, of Corsicana; uncles, Randy Dill and his wife, Joy, of Corsicana; and Robert Curtis and his wife, Linda, of Montgomery, TX; and aunt, Sandra Curtis, of Dallas, TX. B5
Tom was born in Corsicana, Texas, on March 26, 1953, to Charles and Frances Curtis. Raised in Arlington, Texas, he graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1971. Tom later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served for seven years as an Aeromedical Specialist, working on bases in Okinawa and San Antonio.
While on leave in 1976, he met Sherlyn Brown, and the two were later married on October 28, 1978. After the birth of his twin sons, Jason and Jack, the family eventually relocated to Corsicana where Tom attended nursing school at Navarro College. Following graduation, Tom spent most of his career working as an R.N in area hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
A talented singer, Tom was active in the choir and music ministry at Northside Baptist Church for many years, and he also spent time touring with a local southern gospel band. He enjoyed traveling, sharp clothes, DIY projects, working in his garden, and he was an avid science-fiction enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances Ethel Dill Thomason; and a grandson, Camden Thomas Curtis.
Survivors include his loving wife of 42 years, Sherlyn Curtis; sons, Jason Curtis and his wife, Amanda, and Jack Curtis and his wife, Melissa; grandchildren: Callie and Owen, of Midlothian, TX, and Conner and Kelsey, of Sulphur Springs, TX; his father, Charles Curtis, of Corsicana; sister, Shari Curtis and her spouse, Diane Tippens, of Corsicana; uncles, Randy Dill and his wife, Joy, of Corsicana; and Robert Curtis and his wife, Linda, of Montgomery, TX; and aunt, Sandra Curtis, of Dallas, TX. B5
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