hmtl5 Samuel Colbert Curtis b. 17 Jan 1923 Greenup County, Kentucky d. 29 Aug 1994 Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy

Samuel Colbert Curtis

Male 1923 - 1994  (71 years)


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  • Name Samuel Colbert Curtis 
    Born 17 Jan 1923  Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Muncie street commissioner  [4
    _MILT World War II. US Navy.  [4
    Died 29 Aug 1994  Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Buried 1 Sep 1994  Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I2675  Hedges
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2023 

    Father Henry Raymond Curtis,   b. 24 Jun 1890, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1956, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Minnie Alice Hyatt,   b. 18 Oct 1888, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1966, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jan 1923 - Greenup County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Aug 1994 - Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Sep 1994 - Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Samuel C. Curtis, 71, ex-street commissioner
      Samuel C. Curtis, 71, 1919 E. 15th St., died Monday in ball Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
      Rev. Curtis was born in Russell, Ky. He moved to Muncie in 1945 after serving in the Navy during World War II. He was a disabled American veteran.
      He worked for the city of Muncie and had been street commissioner. He retired in 1980. He was active in the Democratic Party and attended various Church of God churches. He and also pastured in this area.
      Survivors include his wife, Louis Carmichael Curtis, Muncie; four sons, Samuel M. Curtis (wife: Linda), William C. Curtis (wife: Nancy), and Stephen R. Curtis (wife, Debbie), all of Muncie, and Nick Curtis (wife: Barbara), Leesville, La., two daughters, Wanda L. Anderson (husband: John), and Glenda C. Benhow (husband: Dave), both of Muncie; four brothers, Ralph Curtis and James Curtis, both of Muncie, Floyd Curtis, Marion, Ohio, and Denny Curtis, Hartford City; two sisters, Rhella Blevins, Marion, Ohio, and Ginger Avery, Ridgecrest, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
      He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry R. and Minnie Hyatt Curtis.
      Services are pending at Parson Mortuary-Adams Chapel.
      Memorial may be made to the American Heart Fund, the Diabetes Foundation or to the donor’s choice.
      The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana. Tuesday, 30 August 1994.
      [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Kentucky birth index, 1911-1999.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S7] Death certificate.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.