Otis Curry

CURRY, Mr. Otis L. - Age 73, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1035 E. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Morris A. Collins, Sr., officiating, Pastor Patrick Sanders, Host Pastor. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friend and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Curry will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1-8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Otis Louis Curry was born May 4, 1938 in Bartow, Georgia, the son of Mike Hicks and Rebecca Tarver. Otis was a resident of Flint, Michigan since 1965. He worked for General Motors, retiring in 1991. Mr. Curry was a member in good standing at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. He loved watching western movies, fishing, playing spades and bid whist. Mr. Curry also enjoyed traveling to different states. He was the first black Santa Claus in December of 2006 and 2007 in the Flint City Hall. Mr. Otis Louis Curry leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Evelyn Curry of Flint; 3 sons, Wesley (Kathy) Curry of Indianapolis, IN, Reggie (Donna) Curry of Savannah, GA, Otis Louis (LaToya) Curry of Flint; 5 daughters, Cynthia (Anthony) Walkins of Savannah, GA, Tonya Brown, Joyce Childress, Tiffany Boone and Kadaiha Barnett, all of Flint; stepson, Javion (Rontriece) Hollins of Detroit, MI; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Alice (Willie) Turner, Christine Torbert and Vivian Torbert; 2 brothers, James (May) Torbert and Pete Torbert; 3 aunts; father-in-law, T.J. Thompson; 3 sisters-in-law, Mercedes (Kirwin) Kinnee, Cathis (Eugene) Lee, Beverly Wakefield and brother-in-law, Carine (Antinett) Thompson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friend, A.D. Randle in Nashville, TN. Mr. Curry was preceded in death by his parents; and 2 brothers. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Morris A. Collins, Sr. and the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church family, and Pastor Patrick Sanders and the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church family.

Otis Curry

May 4, 1938 - February 9, 2012