Mary Lemley Curtis, 82, of Monticello, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022, at The Woods Nursing and Rehab in Monticello. She was born February 19, 1940, in Lake Village, to the late W.M. Lemley and Allie Orell Gilliam Lemley. Mary was Baptist by faith but enjoyed her last few years of worship at the United Pentecostal Church in Monticello. She was married to Bobby Curtis for 42 years before he passed. Mary was retired from Burlington Industries.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mary is also preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Ann Curtis; a grandson, William Kyle White; one brother, Junior Lemley; and three sisters, Betty Sloan, Myrtle Pulliam and Clara Mae Nelson.
She is survived by one daughter, Sherry Bone (Eddie); a granddaughter, Ashley Wilmoth (Colton); great grandchildren, Norah and Chasen Wilmoth all of Selma; two brothers, William ''Burl'' Lemley and Riley Lemley both of Monticello; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Funeral Services will be Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 10 a.m. in the Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 5-7 p.m. at Stephenson-Dearman. Burial will follow the funeral services in Mt. Tabor Cemetery. You can sign Mrs. Mary's guestbook page at www.stephensondearman.com.
