Tammy Lynn Curtis

Tammy Lynn Curtis, age 44, went home to heaven on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Robersonville, NC, she is the daughter of James Alex Curtis and Minnie Roebuck Curtis of Parmele, NC. Besides her parents, she is also survived by her sister, Janet Gail Curtis of Rocky Mount. She is survived by numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins from the Curtis and Roebuck families. She is also survived by many loving friends and former students from both Edgecombe and Nash Counties. Tammy attended and graduated from Ronoake High School where she was the recipient of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship and attended and graduated from East Carolina University. After graduating from ECU, she taught high school math for 15 years at Southwest Edgecombe High School and one year at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College. She loved teaching and her students and through her job she was able to make a positive influence on the students she taught. She battled her illness for 5 years and all during that time she was a strong fighter and always kept a positive attitude. Tammy was an encouragement to family and friends all during her life. She was a faithful member of Englewood Baptist Church and loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and praised him even during difficult times. It was her desire that all would know and believe in Jesus Christ. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Englewood Baptist Church,1350 South Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Pastor Gene Davis will officiate. Burial will follow at Martin Memorial Gardens, 12813 US 64 Alternate, Williamston, NC. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 6, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount, NC. Flowers are accepted, or donations may be made in Tammys memory to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, (800) 622-9010, www.kidney.org, or the American Cancer Society, 930B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834, www.cancer.org. Arrangements are entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.