Obituary of Barbara Jean Curtiss

Manchester, Tennessee – Mrs. Barbara Jean Grayson Curtiss, age 75, of Manchester, TN, passed from this life on Thursday, February 18, 2021, in Murfreesboro, TN. Mrs. Curtiss was born in Whitwell, TN, to her late parents Walter Crawford Grayson and Ada Mae Holloway Grayson. She was a homemaker all her life. Mrs. Curtiss loved doing crossword puzzles and recently took up sewing and hand embroidering as a hobby. She was much loved by her family and will be deeply missed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Neal Curtiss; and son, Fred “Lucky” Neal Curtiss, Jr. Mrs. Curtiss is survived by sons, Mike (Vicky) Curtiss, Guy Curtiss; daughter, Patricia (Chris) Northcutt; brother, David (Darlene) Grayson; sister, Geraldine Barber; grandchildren, Chris Curtiss, Lisa, Kaylah, Ashley (Chris) Gibson, Robert Northcutt, Ethan Northcutt, Karissa (Greg) Knost, Logan Curtiss, and Clifton Curtiss; several great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends on Saturday, February 20, 2021, from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at 11:00am in the chapel of Central Funeral Home with Bro. Roy Hopkins officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma, TN. Central Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 931-723-7774, centralfuneralhome.com