Dr. Charles P. "Tony" Currier

Longtime Baton Rouge resident Dr. Charles P. "Tony" Currier, dentist, former city-parish councilman, and businessman, died February 13, 2018, at age 79 of complications from pneumonia. Tony was born in Murray, KY, on June 24, 1938, and moved with his family to Angie, LA., as a teenager. He graduated with a degree in mathematics from LSU where he was President of the Gamma Iota Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He next studied at the Loyola School of Dentistry in New Orleans, La. After graduation, he practiced dentistry while serving in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant. He later established his private dental practice in Baton Rouge, La. Dr. Currier was elected to the Baton Rouge City Council in the mid 1970s where he served for two terms representing the Sherwood Forest/Broadmoor area. As a businessman in the 1980s, he was administrator of Baton Rouge Cablevision. He retired to Orange Beach, AL in the early 1990s where he opened a successful antique and fine art gallery. After returning to Baton Rouge in his later years, he could usually be found sitting on his patio on Claycut Rd. with a cup of coffee and his beloved dogs. Tony is preceded in death by his father: Charles Porter Currier Jr.; mother: Margret Lawson Currier; sister: Gail Lawson Hodges; and brother-in-law: Wilton Wayne Hodges. Dr. Currier is survived by his elder son Charles Bradley Currier and husband Jeremy Kyle Thompson, and younger son William Randall Currier and wife Devane Shipp Currier. He is also survived by two grandsons: William Randall Currier Jr. and Peter Devane Currier. A memorial celebration of his life will be held at his residence, 4755 Claycut Rd., Baton Rouge, La., at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2018. Anyone wishing to attend is welcome. Any flowers should be sent to the same address.