Larry Dean Curtis

Larry Dean Curtis, son of Elsie B. (Hicks) Curtis and the late Byron Wayne Curtis, was born February 16, 1951, in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away November 20, 2020, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 69 years, 9 months, and 4 days of age.

Larry was raised in Douglas County and graduated from Norwood High School in 1969. He married and five children were born to this union.

Larry worked at Hutchens Industries and retired after 27 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed sucker grabbing, deer hunting, back road driving, and making comments to others to get them to smile. He provided a positive upbringing for his children and was always proud to see them succeed. They didn’t have an abundance of money but they always had a roof over their heads and food on the table. He greatly enjoyed family gatherings and reunions. Larry was saved and baptized at a young age.

Larry is survived by his mother, Elsie Curtis, two sons, Chris Curtis and his wife, Kristan, of Niangua, Missouri, and Ryan Curtis of Mountain Grove, Missouri, three daughters, Tracy Cottengim and her husband, Bobby, and Lindsey Curtis all of Norwood, Missouri, and Angela Crisp of Rogersville, Missouri, one brother, Junior Curtis and his wife, Colleen, of Mansfield, Missouri, two sisters, Brenda Brown and her husband, Verl, and Debbie Massey all of Norwood, Missouri, eleven grandchildren, Ashlynne, Jordan, Shelby , Harper, Madison, Murray, Wyatt, Brock, Sierra, Keyera, and Jade, two great-grandchildren, Hudson and Collins, and many other relatives, neighbors, and friends who will miss him.