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He was preceded in death by his parents: Bobby and Eliza Edmonds Curtis, his loving wife of 63 years: Katie "Fern" Cox Curtis, daughter: Kimberly Hutsell, sisters: Francis Hale, Kathleen Creason, Christine Cole, and Wanda Forsythe, brother: Wilburn Curtis, and sons-in-law C.L. Hutsell and Billy Sutton.
He is survived by his daughters: Cynthia Sutton of Charleston and Denise (Rick) Barnes of Cleveland, grandsons: Adam (Feleena) Sutton, Christopher (Carrie) Sutton, Matthew (Allison) Barnes, David Barnes, Logan (Cara) Sutton, and his great-grandchildren: Mahlon and Caroline Sutton, Benjamin and Arwen Barnes, his siblings: Wendell (Sandra) Curtis and Margaret Isham, and a sister-in-law: Sally Curtis .
Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. CST, Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Fredonia Cemetery in Crossville with Reverend Adam Sutton officiating.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
If you are unable to attend the graveside service, please sign the online registry at: www.zieglerfuneralhome.com
Ziegler Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of James R. Curtis.
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