Curtis D. Beene

He was born in Finger, TN the son of the late Walter Gordon and Mary Elizabeth Yearwood Beene. He went to school at Harmony. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1945 and served 23 years. He served in Little Rock, AR, England, San Antonio, TX and Tampa, FL. He married Dorothy Melrose Collins while he was stationed in Tampa. After retiring they moved to Bethel Springs for 15 years where he operated Beene’s Meat House. He moved to Henderson in 1995. He loved to garden and supplied the countryside with tomatoes. Mrs. Beene died in 2003. He married Fae Curry in December 2005. He was a member of the Finger Church of Christ and served as a deacon. He was active in the repair work around the church building.



Mr. Beene is survived by two daughters, Shirley Crisp of Wesley Chapel, FL and Linda Emerson and husband J.C. Emerson of Henderson, TN; three grandchildren, June Hernandez (Tico), Justin Emerson (Tessa) and Brooke Emerson and great grandchildren, Nicholas, Hannah, Noah Hernandez and preceded in death by two great-granddaughters the Emerson twins.



He is also survived by two brothers, Jere Beene of Henderson and Jimmy Beene (Wanda) of Bethel Springs; two sisters, Sue Burgend of Henderson and Onnie Houska of Jackson and a sister-in-law, Georgia Beene.



He was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard Beene and B.W. Beene and four sisters, Marie Kennedy, Margie Stanfill, Georgiana Rameriz and Vela Romines.