Willie B. Curry, 101, of Ocala, FL passed away peacefully on October 21, 2024.
Mrs. Curry was born on September 26, 1923, to Hattie Staggers Butler and William Johnson in Lakeland, FL. She attended Florida Normal Industrial and Memorial College and Tuskegee University earning her bachelor’s degree in education. Mrs. Curry dedicated 40 years to educating children in Marion, Lake and Citrus counties. She was a member of New Jerusalem MBC, The Second Bethlehem Baptist Association Choir and EWF World Outreach Ministries.
Loved ones that preceded her in death; mother Hattie Butler, father William Johnson, stepfather, John Butler, sister Henri Mae Brooks, brother Abraham Johnson, husbands William G, Lofton and Rev. Rozell C. Curry, daughters Vanessa Lewis, Rosalind Curry and Norma C. Weeks.
She leaves to cherish her memory; sons William G. Lofton and Bishop Freddie Lofton (Laura), daughters Ollie L. Lofton, Kumyne Cross (Daryl) and Uneka Curry; 18 grandchildren, 35 Great Grandchildren, 16 Great Great Grandchildren and a host of beloved family, students and friends.