Curtis
Funeral service for Bertha Mae Pascal Curtis, age 85, of Palatka, Florida will be held December 29, 2017 at Peniel Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Dr. Benny Reynolds will officiate with burial following in Oak Hill West Cemetery in Palatka.
Bertha was born January 14, 1932 in Smithville and passed away December 18, 2017 at her home in Palatka.
She was employed by Winn Dixie, the St. Johns River Jr. College and retired from the District School Board of Putnam County, Florida in 1993, where she was employed for 25 years.
Bertha was an active member of Tabernacle Baptist Church for 30 years. She was a teacher in Church Training and was nursery coordinator for years. She has been an active member of Peniel Baptist Church since 1994. She taught a children’s Sunday school class and was also a nursery worker. She was active in mission work. Peniel Baptist Church members were active in starting a new church in Palm Coast, Florida. She and her husband, Joe, committed a year to be one of the workers for the nursery. She was a teacher for four and five year-old girls for two years when a new church was begun in Flagler Estates. She also attended Country Church, was called Cowboy Church at the time, Palatka at the Horseman’s Club for five year.
Bertha loved to travel and visit with her many friends in Palatka. She enjoyed quilting and all of her children, grandchildren and many others in Putnam County cherish the blanket hand made for them by “Big Bertha” as she was known. She made and gave as gifts over 100 beautiful hand-quilted blankets.
Bertha and her husband, Joe, could be found every morning reading the paper and drinking their cup of coffee. She always shared her opinion about the daily chronicles if you were lucky enough to be there for the morning read.
Bertha was preceded in death by her husband of 368 years, Joe Curtis; her infant son, Gary Alan Curtis; parents Leonard and Evelyn Pascal; a sister, Alvernia Pascal; her brother Lorenz Newbern Pascal; and her beloved granddaughter, Kristen Curtis of Riviera Beach.
She is survived by her sister-in-law Rosemary Pascal of Platka; her sister-in-law Nora Young (Joe) of Alexandria, Tenn.; her brother-in-law Doyle (Margaret) Curtis of Liberty, Tenn; many more beloved nieces and nephews; her sons, Richard (Ruth) Curis of Port St. Lucie, Michael (Suzanne) Curtis of Palatka and Jeffery Curtis of Hollister; grandchildren Brian (Alycia) Curtis and his mother Anneette Bellemore of Port Orange; Aaron (Marcella) Curtis of Palatka; Ashley (Joe) Massengale of Canton, Ga.; Casey (Sarah) Curtis of Port Saint Lucie; Austin (Rachel) Curtis of Palatka; Tyler (Lehla) Curtis of San Francisco, Jordan Sharp of Palatka; Alyssa Curtis of Valdosta, Ga.; and Jessalyn “Scout” (Vic) of Provo, Utah; and her great grandchildren, Kylie Curtis, Lauryn Curtis, Logan Curtis, Bailey Curtis, Madison Massengale, Will McKee, Kylie Cameron, Madison Curtis, Hailey Cameron, Sophia Curtis, Bella Curtis, Aiden Curtis, Kinslee Curtis, Maximus Curtis and Icarus Curtis.
Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home, Palatka, Florida, was in charge of the arrangements.
This information is provided courtesy of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville.
Smithville Review
(Smithville, Tenn.)
Dec. 27, 2017
