Lillian Curtis, 70

Lillian C. Curtis, 70, of Valley Lee MD lost her four month battle with cancer on August 28, 2004 at Georgetown Medical Center.

Mrs. Curtis, maiden name Lillian Simmons, was born and raised in Savannah, GA on October 25, 1933 the daughter of the late Wade Medicus and Ellen Cecil Dowse Simmons. She graduated from Beach High School. While still in Savannah she met and married her husband of 50 years, William Curtis Sr. It was then that Mrs. Curtis began her lifetime dedication to raising and caring for her family. In the first nine years of marriage, the Curtis’s gave birth to five children.

In 1964, the family relocated to Lexington Park in Southern Maryland where Mr. Curtis had obtained a job with the Department of the Navy. In 1968 the family moved once again to Valley Lee, MD, where she resided until her death. While raising five children Mrs. Curtis found time to volunteer at her children’s school as room mother and as a Den Mother for local Cub Scouts. She also found time to volunteer in other parts of the community. She enjoyed the simple pleasures of life such as gardening, sewing and cooking. Some of her relatives and friends lovingly called her “Mother Nature”.

Mrs. Curtis is survived by her husband William E. Curtis, one daughter, Susan Yvonne Curtis-Rivers of Lake Villa, IL, four sons, William E. Curtis, Jr. of Virginia Beach, VA, Michael Gardner Curtis of Livermore, CA, Reginald D. Curtis of Fort Lauderdale, FL and Anthony B. Curtis of Accokeek, MD, one sister, Rose E. Sanders of East Orange, NJ, two brothers, Wade Medicus Simmons, Jr. of Lumberton, NJ and Charles G. Simmons of Savannah, GA, five grandchildren also survive.

Mrs. Curtis was a dear friend and inspiration to many and will be missed by all. The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 4, 2004 from 10:00 until 11:00 am at St. George Catholic Church, Valley Lee, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am at St. George Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD.