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     Maj. USAF Harold Sheldon Curry was born on 4 December 1920 at Walton, Roane Co., WV; son of Ray and Stella (Schafer) Curry of Roane County, WV. He married Barbara Luella Windle, daughter of William Windle and Bertha Irene Phelps, on 4 May 1944 at Dakota City, Dakota Co., NE. Maj. USAF Harold Sheldon Curry lived on 11 April 1950 at Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL, armed forces member, house trailer.¹ He died on 1 January 2006 at Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, at age 85. He was buried in January 2006 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA.

     Harrison Curry was born on 11 March 1853 at Madison Co., OH.¹ He was the son of William M. B. Curry and Mary Susan Grant. Harrison Curry married Charlotte Elizabeth Ellars on 3 April 1874 at Madison Co., OH. Harrison Curry lived on 16 June 1880 at Elk Twp., Vinton Co., OH, miner.¹ He died on 15 December 1938 at South Solon, Madison Co., OH, at age 85

Obituary -- Washington C.H. Record-Herald, Washington Court House, Ohio; Friday, 16 DEC 1938, p.8 (Newspapers.com):

HARRISON CURRY DIES THURSDAY

Was Well Known Resident Of South Solon

SOUTH SOLON, Dec. 16 -- (Special) -- Harrison Curry, 85, one of the well known residents of this place, died yesterday evening, his death being due to Brights disease and complications.

He was a member of the K. of P. Lodge here.

He is survived by his widow, four sons, four daughters, a brother and one sister.

Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at one o'clock, at the Congregational Christian church, and burial will be made here.

He was buried in December 1938 at South Solon Cemetery, South Solon, Madison Co., OH, Findagrave #109037409.

     James Albert Curry was born on 9 October 1864 at Bond Twp., Lawrence Co., IL.^1,2 He was the son of George William Curry and Maria Sarah Irwin.¹ James Albert Curry married Emma Isadora Rigg, daughter of Charles Rigg and Gabrella Brown, on 31 March 1889 at Mount Carmel, Wabash Co., IL. James Albert Curry lived on 29 June 1900 at Dawson Twp., McLean Co., IL, Farming, five children born to the marriage, all living as of the 1900 census.³ He lived on 15 April 1910 at Chatham Twp., Sangamon Co., IL, Farming.² He and Emma Isadora Rigg were divorced in May 1926. James Albert Curry married Irene Althea Bull, daughter of Joseph G. Bull and Myrtle Eliza Hasting, on 29 February 1928 at Lynden, Whiteside Co., IL. James Albert Curry died on 26 December 1942 at Deaconess Hospital, Lincoln, Logan Co., IL, at age 78

OBITUARY OF JAMES ALBERT CURRY, SR:

J. A. Curry 78 dies in hospital at Lincoln. Burial to be at Lynden.

JA Curry 78 died Saturday evening at 9:20 in the Deaconess Hospital at Lincoln, Illinois. He had been ill for 3 days of a heart ailment. The body was removed to The Dudley Mortuary in Prophetstown where friends may call.(He died of myocardial failure, mitral insufficiency)

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in The Dudley Chapel with Reverend LC Campbell pastor of the Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in Lynden Cemetery.

James Albert Curry was born October 9th, 1864, at Lawrenceville, Illinois the son of George William and Maria Irvin Curry. He was married to Emma Isadora Riggs March 31st, 1889. He later married Irene Althea Bull who died January 25th, 1932. He was a resident of this state except for one year spent in Colorado, (In La Junta, Colorado, 4 months prior to having first child, Charles Bernard in Jan 26, 1890, so would have been there about Sept/Oct of 1889. If they spent a year there they could have left about Sept/Oct 1890) a year and a half in Kansas, (Could have then been in Kansas between May/June of 1891 or later in year until birth of daughter, Fern, on Nov. 11, 1892), and two years in Indiana.

Survivors from his first marriage include three sons, William Albert, of Langdon, North Dakota, Taylor R. and Warren are of Prophetstown, three daughters, Mrs. Forest Lyon and Mrs. Charles Sibley of Prophetstown, and Mrs Loyal Hammer of Morrison, as well as three children by the latter marriage James Albert, Leila Belle, and Norma Jeanne of Lincoln. Also surviving are three brothers, Sylvester of Bloomington, John R. of Boone, and Kyle of Jefferson, Iowa, as well 1 sister Mrs. Lou McCollum of Grand Junction, Iowa. He also is survived by 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son of his first marriage, (Charles Bernard born Jan. 26, 1890, Ill.), a brother George, and a sister Nancy.

Per Rosalind Pellikaan:
I spoke to Dorothy Curry Rush on Jan 16, 2021, and she said James Albert, Sr. is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown, Ill., and Lynden is across the Rock River from Prophetstown a few miles.

He was buried in December 1942 at Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL, a stone with birth date and no death date exists at South Elkhorn Cemetery in Carroll County -- that is where he intended to be buried, with his second wife, Irene. However, his daughter Lena insisted on having him buried at Riverside Cemetery, where his (16-year divorced) ex-wife was also to be buried. Irene's children were too young to have any influence on the decision. This information per Rosalind Pellikaan, his granddaughter. DLB 2021.


Note:

Information from Rosalind Pellikaan's research:

On Mar 31, 1889, James Albert Curry married Emma Isadora Rigg,(b. 3 Dec 1861 in Mt.Carmel, Ill.) daughter of Charles Rigg and Gabrella Brown, at Mount Carmel, Wabash Co., IL., at the home of her parents.

At this time James was living in Ellsworth, Dawson Township, McClean Co., Ill, age 24. Emma was living in Maude, Wabash Co., Ill., age 27. (The couple met in Coolidge,(most likely), Hamilton Co., Kansas, when Emma was homesteading with her sister. Her older sisters's names were Rachel Ellen, Eliza Marie, Sarah Priscella, and Annie Melissa, however, it is unknown which sister lived in Coolidge, Hamilton Co., Kansas. It is evident that the couple went back to Illinois after they married, as they had their son, Charles Bernard, there on Jan.26, 1890.

On Jan 26, 1890, James and Emma Isadora had a son, Charles Bernard, in Ill. He died Feb 1, 1890. (1890 Census unavailable). After Charles Bernard died, they may have visited Emma's sister in Kansas again on their way to LaJunta, Colorado, (possibly March,1891), about 4 months before having their next child William Albert Curry, Jr., Aug. 17, 1891, in LaJunta, Otero Co., Colorado. (According to Emma Isadora's obituary the couple lived in Colorado a year and a half), (possibly leaving Colorado after William Albert Curry, Jr. was born in Aug, 1891 and possibly returning to Coolidge, Kansas, to Emma's sister's place.)

On Aug 17, 1891, the couple had a son, William Albert Curry, Jr., in LaJunta, Otero Co., Colorado. They were in Colorado 4 months prior to his birth, possibly March, 1891. They lived in Colorado 1 1/2 years, returned to Coolidge, Kansas after William Albert was born, staying in Kansas for a year.
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After Irene died, James first hired a housekeeper to care for the children, then he placed them in the Mount Carmel Orphanage in Whiteside County in 1937. It was a conservative religious institution. He later moved them to the Odd Fellows Orphanage in Lincoln, Illinois, where he found work, and the children were well cared for and graduated from the public school system there, per James' granddaughter Rosalind Pellikaan. Some of the children of James' first marriage maintained contact with the children of his second marriage.

MEMORIES OF HIS DAUGHTER LELIA:

Sept. 19, 1989 Divorce papers were obtained on James A. Curry and Emma Isadora Rigg Curry which occurred May 5 or 12, 1926. these are in the Curry file.

Oct. 19, 1989 James A. Curry made sugar cookies and gooseberry pie for Fern and also Lelia when they were growing up.

Feb. 8, 1990 James A. always dressed up for holidays and walked to the orphanage in the freezing cold to be with his children. James Albert, Jr. and Lelia Belle lived there 11 years and Norma Jeanne lived there for 12 years.

NOTE FROM ROSALIND -- My mother, Lelia, remembered her father was loving to them. She recalled thinking that when she saw him haul foundation blocks in a wheel barrow he would stack them in rows as high as your head in the sweltering heat. She wanted to grow up in a hurry and take care of her dear father. He was a terrific gardener and hoed it with a harrow that had a V-shaped blade to turn ground for planting.

He built a mobile home himself and moved to Lincoln, Ill in 1937. He had bad luck with the hills around Peoria, Ill., pulling the trailer. It overturned before he made it into Lincoln. He tried to sell his garden vegetables and the officials threatened to place him in jail for not buying a license to sell them. He supported himself at the advanced age of 78. He also never went to town without being quite tidy and never showed up there in overalls or dirt on him. When he came for his last meal with us he brought his appetite and wore a nice suit and tie, but he was very shaky coming in from the cold. He never gave up, and he always saw that we had a good home and visit often.

     James Albert Curry Jr. was also known as "Bud". He was born on 9 April 1929 at Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL. He was the son of James Albert Curry and Irene Althea Bull. James Albert Curry Jr. began military service Korean War service. He married Nancy Ellen Ritchhart, daughter of Harold Raymond Ritchhart and Wilma Amaryllis Shay, Nancy remarried to a Treatch. James Albert Curry Jr. and Nancy Ellen Ritchhart were divorced before November 1996. James Albert Curry Jr. died on 28 March 2009 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, at age 79

Obituary:

LINCOLN - James A. "Bud" Curry, 79, of Springfield, formerly of Lincoln, died at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at St. John's Hospital, Springfield.

Mr. Curry retired from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries in Lincoln in 1991, after 38 years of service. He was a former member of Lincoln Christian Church. He attended Westside Christian Church in Springfield.

Buddy was raised at the Lincoln Odd Fellows Home from childhood. He had a love for dancing and auto racing. He entered the Army Jan 3, 1950, and served during the Korean Conflict.

He was born April 9, 1929, in Sterling, the son of James Albert and Althea Irene Bull Curry Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sons, Jim, David and Michael Curry; a sister; four stepbrothers; and three stepsisters.

He is survived by three sons, Greg (Lisa) Curry, Jeff (Jackie) Curry and Rob Curry, all of Lincoln; a daughter, Suzi (Roger) Alsup of Lincoln; a daughter-in-law, Ann Curry of Elkhart; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a step great-grandchild; a sister, Lelia-Belle Curry of Bowling Green, Mo; a niece, Rosalind Pellikaan of Missouri; companion, Loine Coe of Springfield; and many nieces and nephews.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Bud was raised at the Lincoln Odd Fellows Home from childhood. He had a love for dancing and auto racing. He was a former member of Lincoln Christian Church and attended West Side Christian Church in Springfield.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009, at the funeral home, with Dustin Fulton officiating. Burial will be at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln.


He was buried in 2009 at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #35006505.

     James Richard Curry was born on 20 August 1921 at Loami, Sangamon Co., IL.¹ He was the son of William Albert Curry and Esther Fern McKnight. James Richard Curry married Alice Ree Bryant on 27 August 1947 at Stuart Street Christian Church, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL; license issue reported in the 9 AUG 1947 issue of the Daily Illinois State Register, page 7. Barbara was first married to a Waddell. She later remarried to a Holliday, and finally on 10 JUL 1970 to Wynn Thomas Wilkins (1925-2010), a WW II U.S. Navy veteran.

James Richard Curry lived on 6 April 1950 at 1816 South Renfro Street, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, mechanic helper, city garage.² He lived in February 1957 at 1844 South Fourteenth Street, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.
Note: Newspaper article, the Daily Illinois State Journal, Thursday, Feb. 28, 1957, p.40:

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9 PERSONALS & SPECIALS

I WILL not be responsible for debts contracted by any other persons other than myself, James Richard Curry, 1844 So. 14th.

(repeated in the 1 MAR 1957 issue, page 26.)

He and Alice Ree Bryant were divorced on 11 March 1958 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL. James Richard Curry died on 16 February 1966 at 507 South Wesley Avenue, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, at age 44

Obituary -- Daily Illinois State Journal, Thursday, Feb. 17, 1966, p.36:

JAMES R. CURRY
Services for James R. Curry of 507 S. Wesley Ave. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bisch Memorial Home. Rev. H. M. Hildebrandt will officiate and burial will be in Chatham Cemetery.

Mr. Curry, 44, died at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday at his home. He had been a resident of Springfield his entire life.

Surviving are his wife, Patricia; father, William A. Curry of Brainerd, Minn; two daughters, Nancy Ellen and Lynn Marie Curry, both at home and one sister, Mrs. James Harrison of Springfield.

He was buried on 19 February 1966 at Chatham Community Cemetery, Chatham, Sangamon Co., IL, Findagrave #29249454.

     James Seawright Curry was born A public member tree on Ancestry.com has this as a James S. Curry, Jr., of Centre County, Pennsylvania, however the son of that James S. Curry, James (1818-1887), lived and died in Centre and Clearfield Counties, Pennsylvania, so that information is not correct. DLB 2021. He married Elizabeth (?), A public member tree on Ancestry.com shows this marriage was 1796 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Such a location seems most implausible to me -- such a difficult journey in the 1790s, but no other evidence that either one of them was within 250 miles of the place. DLB 2021. James Seawright Curry died before 1850.

     James Seawright Curry Jr. was born circa 1812 at Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He was the son of James Seawright Curry and Elizabeth (?) James Seawright Curry Jr. married Lavinia Finley, daughter of William O. Finley and Rebecca Wendell, on 22 December 1833 at Guernsey Co., OH. James Seawright Curry Jr. lived in 1840 at Millwood Twp., Guernsey Co., OH.² He married Eliza Pierce Wheatley on 9 November 1847 at Guernsey Co., OH. James Seawright Curry Jr. lived on 4 October 1850 at Lawrence Co., IL.¹ He lived on 11 June 1860 at P.O. Renssalaer, Jordan Twp., Jasper Co., IN, farming.³ He died after 11 June 1860 at Jasper Co. (probably), IN, A will has reportedly been found for James Curry dated 9 FEB 1850, which seems very early since he clearly lived until after the 1860 census. More research needed into this will and likely date of death. DLB 2021.³

     Sgt. James Stephen Curry was born on 18 February 1952. He was the son of James Albert Curry Jr. and Nancy Ellen Ritchhart. Sgt. James Stephen Curry began military service Vietnam War service. He died on 2 April 1987 at age 35

OBITUARY -- CENTRAL ILLINOIS: LINCOLN ---

James S. Curry, 35, of Lincoln, a travel agent in Chicago, died at 4:15AM at his home, Apr 2, 1987. His funeral will be at 1 PM Saturday t Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, in Lincoln. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 AM Saturday at the funeral home.

Mr. Curry was born Feb 18, 1952 in Lincoln, Ill., son of James A. "Bud" and Nancy E. Ritchhart Curry.

Survivors include his parents of Lincoln, 4 brothers, Greg, David, Jeff, and Rob, all of Lincoln; one sister, Suzi Alsup, of Lincoln, and his maternal grandmother, Wilma Ritchart of Lincoln.

One brother, preceded him in death, Michael Keith Curry, in 1979.

Mr. Curry, a 1970 graduate of Lincoln Community High School, served in the Air Force and served in Vietnam. He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Illinois Masonic Hospice, Chicago. James was buried at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan Co., Ill.

He was buried in April 1987 at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #90413057.

     James W. Curry was born circa December 1849 at Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He was the son of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Eliza Pierce Wheatley.¹

     Jane Curry was born on 12 June 1773 at Washington Co., PA.¹ She married George Gibson. Jane Curry died on 1 August 1851 at Guernsey Co., OH, at age 78. She was buried in August 1851 at Old Kimbolton Cemetery, Kimbolton, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #35000624.

     Jane Curry was also known as "Jennie". She was born in August 1853 at Lawrence Co. (probably), IL, per 1870 and 1900 censuses. Her death certificate, with information given by her husband, indicates 1847, however she was not listed on the 1850 census. DLB 2021.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Eliza Pierce Wheatley.¹ Jane Curry married Albert S. Williams on 17 May 1884 at Cass Co., IN. Jane Curry died on 19 February 1911 at Logansport, Cass Co., IN, at age 57. She was buried on 21 February 1911 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN, per death certificate.

     Jasper Curry was born circa 1858 at Jasper Co. (probably), IN.¹ He was the son of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Eliza Pierce Wheatley.¹

     John Norris Curry was born on 12 September 1848 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He was the son of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Eliza Pierce Wheatley.¹ John Norris Curry lived on 12 July 1870 at Logansport, Cass Co., IN, railroad conductor.² He married Anna M. Frank on 29 September 1874 at Cass Co., IN. John Norris Curry died on 28 May 1924 at Kenton Co., KY, at age 75. He was buried in June 1924 at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, Kenton Co., KY, Findagrave #89871572.

     John Norris Curry Jr. was born on 16 June 1895 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA. He was the son of John Norris Curry and Anna M. Frank. John Norris Curry Jr. died on 7 August 1909 at Covington, Kenton Co., KY, at age 14. He was buried in August 1909 at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, Kenton Co., KY, Findagrave #89871715.

     John Riley Curry was born on 19 February 1869 at Bond Twp., Lawrence Co., IL.¹ He was the son of George William Curry and Maria Sarah Irwin.¹ John Riley Curry married Augusta Sophia Anderson, daughter of Gustav Alfred Anderson and Christina Sofia Munson, on 26 March 1891 at Boone Co., IA. John Riley Curry lived on 1 June 1900 at Ogden, Boone Co., IA, School teacher.² He lived on 15 April 1910 at Fraser, Boone Co., IA, Public school prinicpal, and enumerator for the 1910 census, Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa.³ He died on 26 September 1962 at age 93. He was buried in 1962 at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #193970754.

     John Sexton Curry was born on 2 May 1907 at Fraser, Boone Co., IA, WW II draft registration.¹ He was the son of John Riley Curry and Augusta Sophia Anderson.¹ John Sexton Curry lived on 12 April 1930 at 4530 Maiden Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Clerk, Trustee Service Corporation.² He lived on 22 April 1940 at 551 South Kingsley Drive, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Accountant at an oil company, single.³
Note: No record of John S. Curry found after his 16 OCT 1940 draft registration at Los Angeles, California.

     Josephine L. Curry was born on 12 April 1855 at Jasper Co. (probably), IN; per 1860 census. Later censuses and other information show 1858, however the earliest census, with information from one or both of her parents, is considered the best evidence, especially in light of the apparent conflict of 1858 with her younger brother Jasper's age as of April 1860. DLB 2022.^2,1,3 She was the daughter of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Eliza Pierce Wheatley.¹ Josephine L. Curry married Charles M. Hanna on 17 November 1880 at Cass Co., IN. Josephine L. Curry lived on 4 June 1900 at Logansport, Cass Co., IN, married 20 years, no children.³ She died on 28 July 1920 at Logansport, Cass Co., IN, at age 65. She was buried in July 1920 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN, Findagrave #34775372.

     June Charlotte Curry was born on 2 June 1916 at Yell Twp., Boone Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of George William Curry Jr. and Laura Bertha Thompson.¹ June Charlotte Curry married Edward Jacob Schierholz, son of Jacob Edward Schierholz and Anna Christine Davis, on 16 June 1934 at Boone, Boone Co., IA. June Charlotte Curry and Edward Jacob Schierholz were divorced before 29 November 1938; June remarried to George H. Sorber on 29 NOV 1930 in Jefferson County, Iowa. June Charlotte Curry married George Henry Sorber on 29 November 1938 at Jefferson Co., IA. June Charlotte Curry and George Henry Sorber were divorced before May 1940; George remarried to Marie Coder on 23 MAY 1940 at Davenport, Iowa. June Charlotte Curry married Carl Mercer Cook on 7 December 1941 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO. June Charlotte Curry died on 5 November 2010 at Ogden, Boone Co., IA, at age 94

Obituary (via Findagrave.com):

Published in the Des Moines Register on November 9, 2010:

June C. Cook, age 94, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Ogden Manor Nursing Home in Ogden, Iowa.

June was born on June 2, 1916 in Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa, the daughter of George William and Laura Bertha (Thompson) Curry. She attended school in Ogden.

On December 7, 1941, she married Carl Mercer Cook in Chillicothe, Missouri. The couple lived in Des Moines, Iowa. June attended the Four C's Business College for one year. June was a bookkeeper for Lambert Dairy of Des Moines in the 1950's and 60's for 10 years.

June was a member of the United Brethren Church in Des Moines, and was active in the P.T.A. Her hobbies were arts and crafts and she enjoyed embroidery.

June is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl and her 6 sisters.

June is survived by her son, Edward A. Schierholz and his wife Sharon of Leesburg, Florida; 2 grandchildren, Sharon Renee Wilson and husband, Greg of Wilmington, Delaware and Neil Edward Schierholz and partner, Tim Hall of Petaluma, California; her 2 great grandchildren, Emily Renee Wilson and Ryan Gregory Wilson of Wilmington, Delaware; her sister Goldi Hughes of Boone, Iowa and 6 nephews and 1 niece.

Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, November 15, 2010 in the Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden. Rev. Paul Evans will officiate.

Burial will follow the Graveside Service in the Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden.

     Kay Lucretia Curry was born on 27 January 1939 at Jefferson, Greene Co., IA. She was the daughter of Earl Sumner Curry and Ethel May Nelson. Kay Lucretia Curry married Robert Leroy Barnard, son of LeRoy Harry Barnard and Helen G. King, in 1958. Kay Lucretia Curry died on 14 August 2003 at age 64. She was buried in August 2003 at Junction Township Cemetery, Grand Junction, Greene Co., IA, Findagrave #40455611.

     Keith Wallace Curry was born on 25 July 1922 at Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Taylor Rigg Curry and Charlotte Marcella Lindberg.¹ Keith Wallace Curry began military service in 1942 WW II service, U.S. Navy, enlisted. He became an F6F Hellcat pilot assigned to the carrier USS Belleau Wood in the western Pacific. He logged 90 carrier landing and was awarded medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He married Lois Virginia Webster, daughter of Harold E. Webster and Marie Wellhausen, on 10 August 1946 at Whiteside Co., IL, two children, a son and a daughter. Keith Wallace Curry died on 5 April 2016 at New Hope, Hennepin Co., MN, at age 93

Obituary -- Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sunday, 17 APR 2016, p.B10 (Newspapers.com):

Curry, Keith Wallace

Age 93, of New Hope, died suddenly and unexpectedly April 5. Born July 25, 1922 in Prophetstown, IL to Taylor Rigg Curry and Marcella Charlotte Lindberg Curry.

Keith grew up in the small town of Prophetstown surrounded by the love and support of a large extended family. Despite being hard hit by the Depression, his family found the positives in the world and Keith never realized they were poor. Patriotic but always practical, Keith chose to enlist in the Navy in 1942 because he wanted to sleep in a dry bed in case he went to war. He became a F6F Hellcat pilot assigned to the carrier USS Belleau Wood in the Western Pacific. He logged 90 carrier landings and received many medals and citations for his combat service, including the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Once discharged, Keith returned to Illinois and met Lois Watt on a blind date. It was love at first sight and they married August 10, 1946. Their loving marriage lasted for 69 years until Lois' death last August. They lived in married student housing while Keith went to Purdue on the GI Bill. After graduating in 1949 with a degree in chemical engineering, he worked for 39 years in the titanium and aluminum industries starting in R&D and ending as plant manager. During his career he was involved in many space-race projects for the military and NASA.

Keith and Lois moved many times (West Lafayette, IN, Bowling Green and Steubenville, OH; Henderson, NV; LaGrange, GA; Sunset Beach, NC; Sun City, AZ; Muskegon, MI and finally Minnesota). In each town, Keith was active in community service and served as President or a Board member in nearly every organization he joined - PTA, Community Chest, Kiwanis, Rotary, Steubenville Chamber of Commerce, Sales and Executive Club, two country clubs, Airport Advisory Committee and was instrumental in setting up the curriculum of the newly formed Jefferson County (Ohio) Tech School. He was a proud Mason and Shriner.

Keith loved life and it loved him back. He was kind, romantic, wise, a hard worker and a gentleman. He remained physically fit and engaged his entire life. He enjoyed good food, college basketball (especially Purdue), a good joke, reading and was always Mr. Social. His greatest joy was his family -- especially his beloved Lois. He was a man of many talents: story teller, whistler, puzzler, excellent golfer, gardener, poker player, pickle maker and sock darner. Keith was extremely proud of his kids and grandkids and would talk about them to whoever would listen. We were honored to have him as our Dad and Grandfather and are grateful for the many life-lessons we learned from him: he taught us how to fold paper hats, how to read a map, how to body-surf, about the night sky and to reach for the stars. The two most important things this amazing man taught us was that we were put on earth to give back by serving others and that love of family matters most.

Keith was preceded in death by his parents brother, Kenneth, sisters Doris Ann and Dianne and wife, Lois. He is survived by daughter Dianne Fenyk (John) of Golden Valley, sons Douglas Curry (Laura) of Rapid River, MI and James Curry (Nancy) of Kalamazoo, MI; grandchildren, Heather Fenyk (Alex Zakrewsky), Juliet Fenyk (Todd Belladeau), Taylor and Sydney Curry, Sara Pfeil (Nathaniel), Erin Belanger (Ted) and Keith Curry; great granddaughters, Maya Fenyk, Sophia & Sage Bilaldeau, Brooklynn Pfeil and sister, Dorothy Rush.

A special thank you to the caring staff at the Residence of North Ridge. Burial at Ft. Snelling. Private service to be held in Michigan.

He was buried in April 2016 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, Findagrave #161157599.

     Kenneth Leroy Curry was born on 1 February 1924 at Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Taylor Rigg Curry and Charlotte Marcella Lindberg.¹ Kenneth Leroy Curry began military service WW II service, U.S. Navy, South Pacific, on LST 608, four years' service. He was graduated on 13 June 1949 at Illinois State University, Normal, McLean Co., IL; BS. Chemistry. He married Virginia Mary Rubino, daughter of Vito Rubino and Mary Concetta Fosco, on 18 June 1949 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. Kenneth Leroy Curry lived at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. He lived in April 1950 at Enfield, White Co., IL, High school teacher. He died on 23 October 2013 at Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, at age 89

Obituary -- Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Kentucky; Friday, 25 OCT 2013, p.B2 (Newspapers.com):

Kenneth L. Curry

Kenneth L. Curry of Owensboro died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1924, in Prophetstown, Ill., to the late Marcella and Taylor Curry . He was a veteran of World War II serving four years in the Navy. Most of that time was aboard the LST 608 in the South Pacific and finally in the invasion of Japan. After his military service, he attended Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry June 13, 1949, and married Virginia on June 18, 1949, in Peoria, Ill.

He has one brother, Keith Curry , and a sister Dorothy Rush living; and two other sisters, Doris Brumbly and Diane Smith, who are both deceased.

They had six sons, David, Daniel, Dirck, Kenneth and Kevin, all living, and Denis deceased. He had 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He returned to ISU after teaching one year to get his master's degree. After this he became chief chemist for Corn Products Refining Co. in Pekin, Ill., where he worked for 34 years before retiring in 1983.

He loved camping with the family and was a master gardener and house renovator. His sons learned from him and constantly thank him for what they learned in gardening and renovation of homes.

He was active in the American Chemical Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. He and Virginia are members of St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to St. Stephen Cathedral Renovation Fund in Kenneth 's name.

He was cremated and the funeral will be at 12:05 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen Cathedral. His remains will be returned to Normal for burial. Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

He was cremated in 2013.

     Kyle Malingthen Curry was born on 2 October 1857 at Heyworth, McLean Co., IL.¹ He was the son of George William Curry and Maria Sarah Irwin.¹ Kyle Malingthen Curry married Edith Mae Fiscus, daughter of John Fiscus and Elizabeth H. Turner, on 13 September 1885 at McLean Co., IL. Kyle Malingthen Curry lived on 6 June 1900 at Sugar Creek Twp., Boone Co., IA.² He lived on 2 February 1920 at Grant Twp., Greene Co., IA.³ He died on 24 February 1945 at Ogden, Boone Co., IA, at age 87. He was buried in February 1945 at Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #100442727.

     Kyle Melanthon Curry was born circa 1837 at Guernsey Co., OH.¹ He was the son of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Lavinia Finley.¹ Kyle Melanthon Curry married Mary Elizabeth Brown on 14 March 1875 at Mason Co., IL. Kyle Melanthon Curry lived on 10 June 1880 at Havana, Mason Co., IL, in a boarding house, dry goods merchant, no sign of wife Mary on the 1880 census.² He died in 1894 at Havana, Mason Co., IL.

     Lelia Belle Curry was born on 8 April 1930 at Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL, 6 days after the 1930 census was taken. She was the daughter of James Albert Curry and Irene Althea Bull. Lelia Belle Curry married Gerald Roland Pellikaan, son of Carl Roland Pellikaan and Mamie Ione Besaw, on 20 August 1949 at Clarksville, Pike Co., MO, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois; Wednesday, 31 AUG 1949, p.6 (Newspapers.com):

Miss Curry Married To Pfc. Pellikaan

LINCOLN -- Announcement has been made of the recent marriage of Miss Leliabelle Curry, formerly of Oddfellows Childrens home in Lincoln, to Pfc. Gerald Pellikaan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Pellikaan of Clarksville, Mo. They will reside near Chanute Field where the bridegroom is stationed with the Army Air forces.

Before her marriage Mrs. Pellikaan was employed in Bloomington.

Lelia Belle Curry lived in 2009 at Bowling Green, Pike Co., MO. She died on 2 October 2020 at Elsberry Healthcare Center, Elsberry, Lincoln Co., MO, at age 90

Biographical Sketch and Obituary:

LELIA BELLE CURRY GAVE MUCH OF THIS INFO TO HER DAUGHTER, ROSALIND JEANNE PELLIKAAN WHEN THEY WORKED ON THEIR FAMILY TREE IN 1989:

Lelia Belle Curry's mother died when she was 21 months old. First, she and her brother and sister were cared for by housekeepers. Then they were sent to an Amish place in Mt. Carmel, Ill, for a time.

When Lelia was 7 years old (1937), she and her siblings were taken to Lincoln, Ill. to the Odd Fellows Home. She graduated from Lincoln Community High School May 29,1948. Lelia met her future husband at a YMCA dance she attended on April 21, 1949 while he was stationed at Chanute Air Force Base. Lelia married Gerald Roland Pellikaan in Clarksville, Pike Co., Mo, on Aug. 20, 1949. Her father-in-law, Carl Roland Pellikaan, took her to Wellston to buy her a light blue, dotted-Swiss dress for the wedding. She helped his parents in their cafe while he continued his training in the Air Force. On Feb. 14, 1951, the couple had a son, James Roland Pellikaan. In June, 1951, they went to Chanute AFB in Ill. In Sept., 1951, they went to Carswell AFB in Texas. When Gerald was discharged from the Air Force in Aug. 1952 from Chanute AFB in Ill., the couple went to St. Louis, Mo. He worked at McDonnel Aircraft and they lived in St. Ann, Mo., a suburb. On Nov. 24, 1952, they had a daughter, Rosalind Jeanne Pellikaan.

In 1953, the family moved to Annada, Pike Co., Mo., a farming community. In Nov. 1954 they moved to Clarksville, Mo., where Gerald Ran an appliance store with his father. Their son, James Roland, suffered from a kidney disease and died on Dec. 30, 1955. They moved from an apartment on Front Street to a new home built on the hill behind the Ed Hawkin's home. Then they moved to a two-story house in town.

Lelia moved with her daughter, Rosalind, to Elsberry, Lincoln Co., Mo., for one month in 1961, then moved to Louisiana, Pike Co. Mo., where Rosalind attended school (3rd grade) until Jan. 1962. On May 21, 1962 Gerald and Lelia officially divorced. Lelia and Rosalind moved back to Clarksville after the school year ended (June 1962). They lived in an apartment on Front Street until Lelia bought a mobile home in Feb. 1964. Lelia worked for Duvall's Restaurant 3 years and in 1965 opened her own Beauty Shop. She ran the shop about 6 years. After closing the shop, Lelia worked in the Clarksville Apple Shed one fall and then at a local restaurant called The Dam Place, for 3 years. In 1976 she moved to Louisiana, Mo. where she worked for Lynn, Inc. 3 years. She moved to Illinois for a month and then to Bowling Green, Pike Co., Mo. on Dec. 13, 1979. She worked at the Triple H Beauty Shop in Bowling Green until she had an accident on Feb.1, 1995. Lelia broke her leg and moved from her mobile home to the HiRise Apartments in Bowling Green where she lived until she entered the Elsberry Healthcare Center Aug. 14, 2012 in Elsberry, Lincoln Co., Mo. This was her home for 8 years until her death Oct. 2, 2020 at the age of 90.

She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Pike Co., Mo.


OBITUARY OF LELIA BELLE CURRY

Elsberry, Pike Co., Mo.--Lelia B. Curry, 90, died Friday, Oct 2, 2020, at Elsberry Healthcare Center in Elsberry, Mo. Ms. Curry was born April 8, 1930, in Prophetstown, Ill., to James Albert Curry, Sr. and Irene Althea Bull Curry.

She is survived by a daughter, Rosalind Jeanne Pellikaan of Troy, Mo., 3 nephews, Greg (Lisa) Curry, Jeff (Jackie) Curry, and Robert Curry, as well as one niece, Janet Sue (Roger) Alsup, all of Lincoln, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Norma Jeanne Curry, a brother, James Albert Curry, Jr. (Bud), and son, James Roland Pellikaan.

Ms. Curry was raised at IOOF Children's Home in Lincoln, Ill., from 1937-1948. She participated in sextets and octets. The advanced choir received awards for their performances in several competitions. She received second place in the state for an alto vocal performance sung in German. Because of her efforts, Ms. Curry was awarded a three-day, all-expense paid trip to the Chicago Music Festival at Wrigley Field and was able to visit other tourist attractions.

She graduated from LCHS in 1948 and was the vice president of her class. She was a choir member of the Clarksville First Christian Church under the direction of the late Mrs. A.W. Luke. Ms. Curry was a full licensed cosmetologist for 25 years and served a one-year apprenticeship under Mrs. Eileen Hobkirk Akers in Clarksville, Mo. She was employed by the Triple H Beauty Shop in Bowling Green for 16 years. She retired from hairdressing in February, 1996. Her lifelong interests were music, reading biographies of presidents, genealogy, baking and embroidery work.

She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville, Mo.

Collier Funeral Homes in Louisiana, Mo., was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation in memory of her son, James Roland Pellikaan.

She was buried in October 2020 at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Pike Co., MO.

     Lena Mabel Curry was born on 25 October 1894 at Ellsworth, McLean Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of James Albert Curry and Emma Isadora Rigg.¹ Lena Mabel Curry was graduated; Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa. She married Millard Blair, son of James Rufus Blair and Permelia Caroline Davis, circa 1914. Lena Mabel Curry lived in 1920 at Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL, with her parents, after Millard had died in 1919. She married Charles Travis Sibley on 7 April 1925. Lena Mabel Curry lived in 1958 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL. She died on 1 January 1985 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL, at age 90. She was buried in January 1985 at Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., IL.

     Lilly Christina Curry was born on 15 June 1896 at Boone Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of John Riley Curry and Augusta Sophia Anderson.¹ Lilly Christina Curry married Allan Jay Curran on 1 February 1947 at District of Columbia, no children. Lilly Christina Curry died in January 1976 at age 79. She was buried in 1976 at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #85200561.

     Loren Wayne Curry was born on 31 July 1927 at Colfax, McLean Co., IL. He was the son of Norris Curry and Bertha B. Hess. Loren Wayne Curry married Maribel Camp, daughter of Samuel Arthur Camp and Madge Ella Crane, on 26 October 1947 at Bloomington, McLean Co., IL. Loren Wayne Curry died on 22 April 1981 at Normal, McLean Co., IL, at age 53

Obituary -- The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois; Thursday, 23 APR 1981, p.37 (Newspapers.com):

L. Wayne Curry

COLFAX (PNS) -- L. Wayne Curry, 53, died at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday at Brokaw Hospital, Normal. He had been ill.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Colfax United Methodist Church, the Rev. Dorotha Russell officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax and an hour before the service at the church.

He was born July 31, 1927, at Colfax, a son of Norris and Bertha Hess Curry. He married Maribel Camp Oct. 26, 1947, at Bloomington. She survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Paula Keith, Wiesbaden, Germany; Laura Culbertson, Hilltop Mobile Home Court, Bloomington; and Tamara Peifer, R.R. 3, Bloomington; his mother, Fairbury; a sister, Eileen Harris, Fairbury; and a grand-daughter.

His father preceded him in death.

Mr. Curry was a self-employed heavy equipment contractor for 15 years and a milk carrier for 17 years. He also was Martin Township road commissioner for 18 years.

He was a lifetime Colfax resident and a member of the Davis Kerber American Legion Post.

Memorials may be made to Colfax United Methodist Church, the Cancer Fund or to a charity of the donor's choice.

He was buried in April 1981 at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax, McLean Co., IL, Findagrave #32899978.

     Loyal Eugene Curry was born on 7 December 1931 at Whiteside Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Warren Reilly Curry and Laura Katherine Nuelle.¹ Loyal Eugene Curry married Audrey Lane. Loyal Eugene Curry married Joan Elaine May; other husbands' surnames were Zmucka, Schwarz, Steinhurst, and Wackler. No evidence of children found. DLB 2022. Loyal Eugene Curry and Joan Elaine May were divorced on 9 January 1974 at Broward Co., FL. Loyal Eugene Curry married Theresa Mae Wilson on 1 February 1974 at Broward Co., FL; Theresa was previously married to a Sly. Loyal Eugene Curry lived between 1980 and 2020 at Pompano Beach, Broward Co., FL. He died on 27 October 2002 at age 70 per SSDI, last residence Pompano Beach.

     Lynn Marie Curry was born at Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL. She was the daughter of James Richard Curry.

     Martha J. Curry was born in May 1851 at Illinois.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Seawright Curry Jr. and Eliza Pierce Wheatley.¹ Martha J. Curry married Melzo S. Hecox on 21 March 1880 at Newton Co., IN. Martha J. Curry died on 11 November 1937 at Newcastle, Weston Co., WY, at age 86.