Funeral services for Gladys Williams Curtis, 89, of Murfresboro were held Aug. 26 at the Chapel of Anderson Funeral Home. Bro. Thomas Clay Smith officiated with burial at Salem Cemetery.
Mrs. Curtis passed away August, 24 at NHC, Murfressboro. She was a member of the West Baptist Church.
Mrs. Curtis was born the second of 10 children to Mamie Ford Smith and Thomas Clay Smith of Cottage Home on Nov. 13,1923.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyal Chester Williams and her husband, Warren B. Curtis; her parents; two brothers, Bill and Bob Smith; four sisters, Alice Smith and infant, Dorothy Anderson, Katherine Curtis and Marjorie Ghundt.
A native of DeKalb County, Mrs. Curtis is survived by three children, June (Ralph) Vaughn of Murfreesboro, Lenny (Jean) Williams of Greenbrier and Danny (Willa) Williams of Hartsville; eight grandchildren survive and thirteen great grandchildren; also, one brother, Thomas Smith Jr. of Franklin and two sisters, Martha Davis of Alexandria and Janie Heath of San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Curtis was the owner and operator of a beauty shop in Smithville for many years where she had a loyal clientele and formed many lifelong friendships. She later spent twenty years in Orlando, Florida and returned to DeKalb County in 1989 to reside in Alexandria until 2011 when she moved to Murfresboro.
Anderson Funeral Chapel, Alexandria, was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 18, 2013, of Murfresboro were held Aug. 26 at the Chapel of Anderson Funeral Home. Bro. Thomas Clay Smith officiated with burial at Salem Cemetery.
Mrs. Curtis passed away August, 24 at NHC, Murfressboro. She was a member of the West Baptist Church.
Mrs. Curtis was born the second of 10 children to Mamie Ford Smith and Thomas Clay Smith of Cottage Home on Nov. 13,1923.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyal Chester Williams and her husband, Warren B. Curtis; her parents; two brothers, Bill and Bob Smith; four sisters, Alice Smith and infant, Dorothy Anderson, Katherine Curtis and Marjorie Ghundt.
A native of DeKalb County, Mrs. Curtis is survived by three children, June (Ralph) Vaughn of Murfreesboro, Lenny (Jean) Williams of Greenbrier and Danny (Willa) Williams of Hartsville; eight grandchildren survive and thirteen great grandchildren; also, one brother, Thomas Smith Jr. of Franklin and two sisters, Martha Davis of Alexandria and Janie Heath of San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Curtis was the owner and operator of a beauty shop in Smithville for many years where she had a loyal clientele and formed many lifelong friendships. She later spent twenty years in Orlando, Florida and returned to DeKalb County in 1989 to reside in Alexandria until 2011 when she moved to Murfresboro.
Anderson Funeral Chapel, Alexandria, was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
September 18, 2013
Gladys Williams Curtis, 89,

