Louise Curtis' Obituary
Obituary
Anna Louise Curtis, age 88, of Bentonville, Arkansas passed away Monday April 20, 2020 in Rogers. She was born July 10, 1931 in Centerton, Arkansas the daughter of William Sherman and Dorothy Paulene Slate Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Thomas Marvin Curtis and her daughter Florence Bassham.
Louise married Thomas July 7, 1951; they first met at Applegate Drug Store at the soda counter in downtown Bentonville. Their favorite pleasure was dancing; anywhere they found a dance floor from Missouri through Arkansas. To pay for their first home, they would travel to Washington State each summer to pick apples, enjoying every minute together; it has been a beautiful life.
She is survived by her sister Betty Jo Allen of Rogers; a son, Marvin and wife, Melynn, of Rogers; son-in-law Howard Bassham, of Bella Vista; four granddaughters, Heather Thompson and husband, John, of Bella Vista, Melissa Burnett and husband Josh, of Gravette, Chelsea Smith and husband, Jacob, of Springdale, Bethany Wilson and husband, Matt, of El Dorado; 10 great grandchildren, Tinsley Thompson, Avery Thompson, Trinity Burnett, Payton Burnett, Zoeyanna Wilson, Sylvia Wilson, Adalynn Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Izabella Smith and Asher Smith; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A private family service will be held at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Hiwasee.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601 or the Circle of Life Hospice 901 Jones Rd, Springdale, Arkansas 72762.
Arrangements under the direction of Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services in Rogers.
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