Edith B. Curtis' Obituary
Edith B. Curtis, 77, of Culpeper, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at her home, Green Top Farm. She was born April 25, 1940 to the late Charles Shelton Brown and Ruby Hitt Brown of Stevensburg, Virginia. Mrs. Curtis is survived by her children, Paige Curtis Inskeep and her husband, Roland, of Rapidan, Virginia, Pam Curtis Zwigart, of Culpeper, Scottie Curtis and Mae, of Orange, Virginia, and Karen Curtis Weaver and her husband, David, also of Rapidan. Her grandchildren, Michael Graves, Jr., Stephen Graves, and John Graves, all of Culpeper, Christopher Curtis and his wife, Christina, of Boston, Virginia, William Curtis and his wife, Chrystal, of Bumpass, Virginia, David Allen Weaver, Jr., and his wife Amanda, of Culpeper, and Kendra Jo Weaver and Jon, of Spotsylvania, Virginia. Her great grandsons, Levi and Mack Graves, and Carsen Weaver, all of Culpeper. Mrs. Curtis is survived by her brother, John B. Brown and his wife, Alice, of Culpeper and her sister Pat Strother, of Round Rock, Texas. She is also survived by her very special sister-in-law and close friend, Virginia B. Brown, of Stevensburg. Also, her sister-in-law, Louise P. Curtis, or Orange, and her sister-in-law, Virginia (Ginny) Curtis Mills, and her husband, Dick, of Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Curtis is also survived by a wonderful host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Some very special people in her life include her cousin and close friend, Laura Mavis Brown, of Stevensburg, her former coworker and faithful friend, Lois Alford, of Culpeper, her former coworker and close friend Emily Nicholson, of Culpeper, her former coworker and dear friend, Beulah Perryman, of Batna, Virginia, lifelong dear friend, Catherine Orange, also of Batna. Also, her niece and close friend, Audrey Holbert, of Rhoadesville, Virginia, her niece and dear friend, Sonia Mills, of Alexandria, Virginia. Her nephew, Wade Aylor, of Elkwood, Virginia, Kia Williams, and very special and dear “Angel”, of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Other close and special friends are Mr. and Mrs. George Kline, of Culpeper, Bud and Jo Krames, of Reva, Virginia, Marie Jenkins, a former supervisor and close friend, of Culpeper. A very loyal and faithful visitor was Lisa Woodward Hutcherson of Culpeper. Very dear to Mrs. Curtis’s heart was her young neighbor Joseph, who would visit with his mother and grandmother and often Joseph would bring flowers, drawings from school, homemade goodies, and crafts. She would always present him with a single dollar bill and instruct him to save it. These visits always brought a smile to her face.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by her faithful, loyal, and deeply devoted four legged companion Buddy, her pug.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Curtis is preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Curtis, and her siblings, Charles Shelton Brown, Jr., Thelma Brown Aylor, Anna Mary Mitchell, Newton R. Brown, Roy (Jack) T. Brown, Billy T. Brown, Kenneth (Shorty) L. Brown, and Barbara Brown Fincham. Mrs. Curtis will be remembered as a devoted wife, a loving mother, a doting and caring grandmother, and a faithful and loyal friend. Her family and her friends were her world. She spent her adult life working alongside her husband on their family beef cattle farm in Winston, Virginia. Following her husband’s death eleven years ago, she continued to manage the farm herself and keep it operational until her own passing. Mrs. Curtis also enjoyed her work in the Culpeper County Food Service Department for twenty-six years. She decided to take early retirement in order to care for her ailing husband and three minor grandchildren. Her motto for life was “if you want a friend, you must first be a friend”. She valued her friends dearly. Time spent sitting on her front porch visiting, outings to music festivals, and lunches with friends highlighted her days. It has been said that she never met a stranger. She would often approach someone and kindly state “you look like someone I should know”. More often than not a lengthy conversation would follow.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, with Pastor Sandy Martin officiating. Inurnment will be private at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Heartland Hospice, 493 Blackwell Rd. #319, Warrenton, VA 2018.
Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is graciously assisting the family.
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