Sue Nell Curtis

Sue Nell Kirby Curtis was born June 12, 1921 in Montezuma, Tennessee the daughter of the late Jim and Murla Roland Kirby.



She was united in marriage to J. R. Curtis in April of 1939. Mr. Curtis preceded her in death on May 3, 1994.




Mrs. Curtis was a former machine operator for Brown Shoe Company in Selmer. She was Baptist in faith and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Curtis lived in Memphis, Tennessee for approximately 10 years, where she worked for Oakley Fashions as a machine operator and for Memphis Furniture Company in sales. She was a wonderful wife and mother, who loved her family and friends. She enjoyed quilting and sewing, and loved to travel.



Mrs. Curtis departed this life on February 9, 2010 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 88 Years, 7 Months, 28 Days. She is survived by a daughter, Jimmie Sue (Curtis) Lambert and husband Ron of Selmer, TN; a sister, Jane Smith of Lebanon, TN; 11 nephews; 5 nieces, and a host of extended family and friends.



In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Curtis was preceded in death by three sisters: Annis Kirby, Frankie (Kirby) Hearn, and Jimmie Dean (Kirby) Hearn; four brothers: Jack Kirby, Charles Kirby, Robert Kirby, and Joseph Pinkney Kirby; maternal grandparents Joseph and Sarah Roland Pinkney; and paternal grandparents Tobe and Molly Dodd Kirby.