Lester Sherman Curtis, age 86, of rural Oakland, passed away at 11:47 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2003, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Taber Funeral Home in Oakland with Brother John Henry officiating. Burial with military graveside rites conducted by Oakland VFW #3637 will be in Fairview Cemetery, southeast of Oakland. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Curtis was born Dec. 26, 1916 in rural Oakland, the son of John Sherman and Essie Idelle Hallock Curtis. He married Margaret Driscoll Aug. 12, 1945 at Charleston. She preceded him in death on December 27, 1998.
He is survived by one son, Randal Curtis of Oakland; two daughters, Mrs. Miriam K. Nicholson, wife of the late David Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Mrs. Margaret "Peg" and husband John Henry IV of Lerna, Illinois; nine grandchildren,
Scott Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Neil Nicholson of Decorah, Iowa, Kyle, Cassandra, Kendra and Kayla Curtis, all of Oakland, Illinois and Christian, Alexandria and John Henry V, all of Lerna, Illinois; and five great-grandchildren, Elisha, Elexis, Elizabeth, Hannah and KathLynn Nicholson, all of Owensboro, Kentucky. Also surviving are two brothers, Ermal Curtis of Oakland and Kermit Curtis of Bedford, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon Curtis and Emmert Curtis and two sisters, Lenora Gardner and Wilmetta Temples.
Mr. Curtis was a member of the Oakland Presbyterian Church later transferring to the Oakland United Methodist Church. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a life-long grain and livestock farmer in the Oakland area. He belonged to the Coles County Farm Bureau and the NFO. He also belonged to the Oakland Saddle Club and the Coles County Civil Defense. He enjoyed panning for gold, being an outdoorsman and enjoyed flying, having a pilot license. He was especially proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Edgar County Children's Home in Paris, Illinois.
Contributed by Gary Wolfe
He is survived by one son, Randal Curtis of Oakland; two daughters, Mrs. Miriam K. Nicholson, wife of the late David Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Mrs. Margaret "Peg" and husband John Henry IV of Lerna, Illinois; nine grandchildren,
Scott Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Neil Nicholson of Decorah, Iowa, Kyle, Cassandra, Kendra and Kayla Curtis, all of Oakland, Illinois and Christian, Alexandria and John Henry V, all of Lerna, Illinois; and five great-grandchildren, Elisha, Elexis, Elizabeth, Hannah and KathLynn Nicholson, all of Owensboro, Kentucky. Also surviving are two brothers, Ermal Curtis of Oakland and Kermit Curtis of Bedford, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon Curtis and Emmert Curtis and two sisters, Lenora Gardner and Wilmetta Temples.
Mr. Curtis was a member of the Oakland Presbyterian Church later transferring to the Oakland United Methodist Church. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a life-long grain and livestock farmer in the Oakland area. He belonged to the Coles County Farm Bureau and the NFO. He also belonged to the Oakland Saddle Club and the Coles County Civil Defense. He enjoyed panning for gold, being an outdoorsman and enjoyed flying, having a pilot license. He was especially proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Edgar County Children's Home in Paris, Illinois.
Contributed by Gary Wolfe
Lester Sherman Curtis, age 86, of rural Oakland, passed away at 11:47 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2003, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Taber Funeral Home in Oakland with Brother John Henry officiating. Burial with military graveside rites conducted by Oakland VFW #3637 will be in Fairview Cemetery, southeast of Oakland. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Curtis was born Dec. 26, 1916 in rural Oakland, the son of John Sherman and Essie Idelle Hallock Curtis. He married Margaret Driscoll Aug. 12, 1945 at Charleston. She preceded him in death on December 27, 1998.
He is survived by one son, Randal Curtis of Oakland; two daughters, Mrs. Miriam K. Nicholson, wife of the late David Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Mrs. Margaret "Peg" and husband John Henry IV of Lerna, Illinois; nine grandchildren,
Scott Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Neil Nicholson of Decorah, Iowa, Kyle, Cassandra, Kendra and Kayla Curtis, all of Oakland, Illinois and Christian, Alexandria and John Henry V, all of Lerna, Illinois; and five great-grandchildren, Elisha, Elexis, Elizabeth, Hannah and KathLynn Nicholson, all of Owensboro, Kentucky. Also surviving are two brothers, Ermal Curtis of Oakland and Kermit Curtis of Bedford, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon Curtis and Emmert Curtis and two sisters, Lenora Gardner and Wilmetta Temples.
Mr. Curtis was a member of the Oakland Presbyterian Church later transferring to the Oakland United Methodist Church. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a life-long grain and livestock farmer in the Oakland area. He belonged to the Coles County Farm Bureau and the NFO. He also belonged to the Oakland Saddle Club and the Coles County Civil Defense. He enjoyed panning for gold, being an outdoorsman and enjoyed flying, having a pilot license. He was especially proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Edgar County Children's Home in Paris, Illinois.
Contributed by Gary Wolfe
He is survived by one son, Randal Curtis of Oakland; two daughters, Mrs. Miriam K. Nicholson, wife of the late David Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Mrs. Margaret "Peg" and husband John Henry IV of Lerna, Illinois; nine grandchildren,
Scott Nicholson of Owensboro, Kentucky and Neil Nicholson of Decorah, Iowa, Kyle, Cassandra, Kendra and Kayla Curtis, all of Oakland, Illinois and Christian, Alexandria and John Henry V, all of Lerna, Illinois; and five great-grandchildren, Elisha, Elexis, Elizabeth, Hannah and KathLynn Nicholson, all of Owensboro, Kentucky. Also surviving are two brothers, Ermal Curtis of Oakland and Kermit Curtis of Bedford, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon Curtis and Emmert Curtis and two sisters, Lenora Gardner and Wilmetta Temples.
Mr. Curtis was a member of the Oakland Presbyterian Church later transferring to the Oakland United Methodist Church. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a life-long grain and livestock farmer in the Oakland area. He belonged to the Coles County Farm Bureau and the NFO. He also belonged to the Oakland Saddle Club and the Coles County Civil Defense. He enjoyed panning for gold, being an outdoorsman and enjoyed flying, having a pilot license. He was especially proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Edgar County Children's Home in Paris, Illinois.
Contributed by Gary Wolfe
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