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Curtis Blocker Obituary
June 30, 1939 - September 5, 2024
Curtis Lee Blocker, 85, of Hickory, passed away, Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his daughters and grandchildren.
Born June 30, 1939, in Mecklenburg County, NC, he was the son of the late Mary Buck Blocker and Richard Asbury Blocker.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Shirley Ann Ferrell Blocker.
Those left to cherish his memory are his three daughters, Rev. Lori Dawn Blocker, of Hickory, Penny Blocker Zaccaria and husband, Scott, of Tierra Verde, FL, and Marty Blocker Simmons and husband, Michael, of Bethlehem, NC; grandchildren, Emily Simmons Miller and husband, Zac, of Taylorsville, NC, Ethan Michael Simmons, of Bethlehem, NC, Hunter Zachary Zaccaria, of Tierra Verde, FL; great-granddaughter, Paisley Elizabeth Miller, of Taylorsville, NC; sister, Gloria Jean Peck, of Lake Placid, FL; brother, Richard Earl Blocker, of San Antonio, TX; numerous nieces, nephews and beloved cousins (both surviving and preceding in death).
The funeral service will be held at 4 p.m., on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Corinth Reformed Church and will be officated by the pastors of Corinth Reformed Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m., at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Corinth Reformed Church, 150 16th Ave., NW, Hickory, NC, 28601.
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Holly Beck
September 19, 2024
Curtis Blocker was truly an amazing soul. Happiness followed him everywhere he went. He was such a Godly man and raised (with his beautiful wife, Shirley) an incredible family. Lori, Penny and Marty were taught about God, morals, ethics and the value of friend and family from an early age. I feel so blessed to be considered part of the family. You will be missed, Curtis. Your legacy will live on forever. Until we meet again.
Jeff Maddox
September 14, 2024
Sorry to hear of the passing of Curtis. May our Heavenly Father bring you comfort during this time. The scriptures are filled with comforting thoughts to help us deal with grief.
Ron Kruis
September 13, 2024
My wife, Sue, and I knew Curtis from spending his winters in St. Petersburg, Florida. He had a condo directly below ours at Seapointe. We had many pleasant interactions with him. He was a kind and thoughtful gentleman. One day, he caught an Uber ride, and left his black fedora behind on the sidewalk. My wife saw it at, and picked it up. I returned it to him at the pool several days later. He simply said, "thank you, kind sir." That was Curtis. We will miss him.
David Hall
September 7, 2024
So sorry to hear of Curt's passing. He was a good neighbor to us, and we enjoyed the company of Curt and Shirley. We have happy memories of our times with the Blockers. David and Robin Hall
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