Johnny L. Curtis

Johnny Curtis Granite Falls – Mr. Johnny L. Curtis, age 72, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Fuquay-Varina, NC. Mr. Curtis was born in Caldwell County on April 15, 1943 to the Reverend Robert Curtis and the late Mary Fox Curtis. He was married to Joyce Crotts Curtis for 50 years. Mr. Curtis was a veteran of the U.S. Army and he attended Valmead Community Church where he enjoyed serving the Lord by playing his guitar with the Curtis Band. He was a licensed electrician for more than 50 years and he enjoyed his hobbies of building a grist mill and working with his saw mill and steam engines. Other than his wife and father, he is survived by his daughter, Amy Curtis of Fuquay-Varina; brothers and sisters, Bobby and Peggy Curtis of Chardon, OH; Mary Ann Absher of Lenoir; Richard and Theresa Curtis of Warsaw, KY; Linda and Hayden Durham of Roaring River; Tony and Debbie Curtis of Granite Falls; Sarah Curtis of Lenoir; Brenda Diane Couch of Lenoir; Dan Curtis of New Braunfels, TX; Kevin and Annette Curtis of Thompson, OH; and Paul Curtis of Corpus Christi,TX; 27 nieces and nephews; and special friend Ronnie Greene and special nephew Jeff Curtis. A celebration of Mr. Curtis’s life will be held in the Chapel of Evans Funeral Service on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 3:30 PM with Pastor Scott Smith officiating. Burial will take place at the Curtis Family Cemetery. Military Honors will be presented by the Caldwell County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:30 prior to the service. The family respectfully requests that memorials be sent to Valmead Community Church, 222 Elizabeth Street NW, Lenoir, NC 28645. Online condolences may be sent to the Curtis family at www.evansfuneralservice.com Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the Curtis family.