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Gordon Tevis Curry

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Gordon Tevis Curry, 76, a resident of Mill Creek, passed from this life early Saturday morning, May 18, 2013, in his home, with his loving wife by his side. He had a progressive health condition and was under the care of Mountain Hospice.

He was born Saturday, May 1, 1937, in Horning, a son of Mary Philiphant Curry and Ezekiel Curry.

Mr. Curry was a graduate of South Park High School and later moved to Waynesburg, where he attended classes at Waynesburg University.

He will be sadly missed by his wife, Phyllis A. Wison Curry, whom he married April 21, 1992, in Virginia Beach, Va.

Mr. Curry served with the Army Reserves for six years.

He worked for Alltel Pennsylvania Telephone Co. in Waynesburg and was transferred to another division of the same telephone company in 1994, which was located in Mill Creek. There he worked for the Mountain State Telephone Co., which is now known as Frontier Communications. He retired from the phone company in January 1998 with a total of 30 years of service. After retirement from the telephone company, he worked with Women’s Aid in Crisis in Elkins, W.Va. He spent five enjoyable years with them until poor health required that he retire for the second time in 2009. He loved working there and they treated him with much love and respect.

In earlier days, he had been an avid hunter and in later years, he enjoyed shooting with his camera rather than with a gun. He was an active member of Seventh Day Adventist Church in Elkins, where he held offices of head deacon and elder for numerous years. He loved God and he loved spending time with his church family. He and his wife, Phyllis, enjoyed camping and sometimes just sitting on their back porch looking at the mountains. He loved all kinds of animals, but was especially fond of horses, which he owned for the biggest part of his life.

Surviving are his mother, Mary P. Curry of Waynesburg; three children, Gordon T. Curry II and wife Connie of Wind Ridge, Brian E. Curry and wife Missy of Finleyville and Elizabeth A. Smith and husband Justin of Crescent; a granddaughter, Kara Curry; three stepchildren, Beverly Grimes and husband Bill, Mark J. Hodak and wife Kelley of Worthington and Sherri L. Talton of Vandergrift; 10 stepgrandchildren, Ondrea Cecil Craft, Jordan Watson, Garrett and Colton Hodak, Alex McMillan, Jordan Davis, Amanda Hodak and Trejon, Tiara and Deja Talton; a much loved sister-in-law Karen Boarts; a niece, Wendy Boarts; and nephew, Alan Boarts and wife Janet.

Mr. Curry was previously married to the former Thelma Jean Thomas and Susan Lemley, who also survive.

At the request of the deceased, cremation will be honored and a memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25, in Seventh Day Adventist Church, Elkins, with Pastor Don Jacko officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Seventh Day Adventist Church, 205 Wilson Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241; or Mountain Hospice, 1600 Crim Avenue, Belington, WV 26250. Randolph Funeral Home and Cremation Services is entrusted with arrangements. Send condolences to the family at www.therandolphfuneralhome.com.

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