Obituaries

In Memory of
Grover Thomas Curry
March 30, 1937 - January 14, 2020

Interment:
Mt. View Memory Gardens, Maher, WV

Grover Thomas Curry, DO, of Williamson, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at the Appalachian Regional Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, South Williamson, Kentucky.

He was born at Holden, March 30, 1937, a son of the late Lace Curry and Dorothy Amburgey Curry.

He was a 1955 graduate of Burch High School. He attended Marshall College in Huntington, and graduated with a Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in 1960. He practiced optometry in Williamson from 1968 until his retirement in 1999. His wife, Sally, assisted him in the management of the practice for several years.

After retirement, he spent a considerable amount of time pursuing his passion for music. He had written 30 Christian songs over the course of his life. He enjoyed playing the piano and he sang in several area choirs including the choir at Memorial United Methodist Church in West Williamson. His other great passion, being outdoors, was his personal oasis, a place all his own where he felt complete contentment. He enjoyed mowing grass and working in his yard. He volunteered a great deal of his time to the Tug Valley Country Club where he enjoyed manicuring the golf course. He was also an avid golfer.

He was very dedicated to his family. He enjoyed being a father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was very close to his granddaughters, Jessica and Samantha, as he and their grandmother, Sally, had lovingly devoted themselves to their granddaughters while they were growing up.

His quick wit, his sense of humor and his ability to tell a great joke will be sorely missed by his family and friends. He will be lovingly thought of remembered always.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife, Sally Lawson Curry; a brother, Lace Donald “Donnie” Curry; and a sister, Vada Lee Trapasso.

He is survived by his daughters, Jenny Winters (Kim), of Huntington, and Nancy Curry, of Parker Lake, Ky.; two granddaughters, Jessica Randolph, of Williamson, and Samantha Poore (Reverend Teddy), of Lexington, Ky.; three great-grandsons, Edmond and Oliver Poore and Elijah Thomas White; and several loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at Weaver Mortuary, West Williamson, with Rev. John Morrison officiating. A private burial will follow at Mountain View Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20, at the mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to: SOS Animal Shelter, 409 Deskins Drive, Williamson, WV 25661, or, Tug Valley Recovery Shelter, 515 Harvey Street, Williamson, WV 25661.