Obituary

Trelma S. Curtis, 84, of Altizer, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2007 in River’s Bend Healthcare, South Point, OH.  Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at Altizer Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.  She was born June 3, 1923 in Barboursville, WV, a daughter of the late Carmel Sutphin and Reba Waugh Sutphin Black.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard P. Curtis; two sisters, Wretha Turner and Ohnalene Gibson; one brother, Carmel A. Sutphin, Jr. and an infant great grandson, William Curtis.  Mrs. Curtis retired from Kerr Glass in 1982 and she and her husband were founding members of Altizer Baptist Church in 1962.  She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Jerry Chapman; one son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Sandy Curtis; five sisters, Lodeskia Harper, Betty Ashworth, Mae Inscoe, Mary Jeffers and Natellia Hinkle; six grandchildren and their spouses, Robert and Kim Curtis, Jeff and Myrna Curtis, Angela and Eric Mullins, Jerry and Betti Chapman, Jr., Michale and Curtis Kingery and Trel and Adam Vance; 21 great grandchildren, Travis, Hunter, Erica, Noah, Austin, Kaitlin, Javier, Stephany, Brandi, Jarrod, Dusti, Christopher, Seth, Chauncey, Cheyenne, Gracie, Josh, Joe, Jacob, Hope and Cody; and five great-great grandchildren, Brandon, Rae-Anne, Kyler, Kaelee and Graysen.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, September 17, 2007 at Beard Mortuary and one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.