James R.

Curtis

James R. " Jimm y " Curtis, 72, of Sweetwater passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 at Sweetwater Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday , May 12, 202 2 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating. Inter ment will follow at Roscoe Cemetery under the direct ion of McCoy Funeral Home. A f amily and friend ' s visitation will be Wednesda y fro m 6-8 pm .

Jimmy was born Dece mber 28, 1949 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Willie O. and Bobbie V. (Hall) C urti s . He graduated from Wic hita Falls Hir s chi High School in 1968 . He met and married his love for life Anita Elaine Carlile June 20, 1987 in Abilene, Texas. They moved to Sweetwater f rom Abilene in 19 97 . Jimmy was a Truck Driver and ha d worked for Halliburton for 1 4 years, and drove as an independent for a time and then opened Kustom Krusin Body Shop in Abi lene . He also worked for Mission Life as a pre-need salesman and What ab urger in retirement as a maintenance man and server.

J imm y was a member of Southwest Park Baptist Church in Abilene and served in the Texas National Guard for 6 years . Jimmy was an Ar tist and loved working with leather, copper and drawing. He was a musician p la ying the bass g uitar and banjo. His gr eatest passion was old cars and painting , building and flying R C Air planes. Jimmy was an e x c e ll e nt and very pa r ticular paint and body man , as he was never satisfied until it was the perf ect job.

He is surviv e d by his wife Elaine Curtis o f Abilene, sons; David C urtis of Iowa Park, Landon King and wife St aci o f Sweetwater, daughter; Melanie Self of Wichita Falls, his sister Brenda Smith and Joe of Argyle, Texas, grandchildren; Natalie Curtis an d Justin Huerta, Skyler Curtis and Kaycen, Madison Sel f and Royce Vaughn III and Ryder Curtis. He is also sur vived by 2 great-grandchildren; Paisleigh Vaughn and Brayden Hue rta, 1 nephew , 1 n ie ce and his brother-in-law Eddie Carlile and John Raubaugh of Garland, Texas.

Jimmy is preceded in death his father March 5, 2018, his mother Aug ust 22, 2021 and a brot her-in-law Joe Szymanski.

Pallbearers will be Glen Barton, Bruce Clayton, Wayne Boyd, James Smith, Tim Reed and Kenny Green.

Honorary pallbearers will be David Watson, C.J. Saddler and Gene Bartlett.