Curtis Blevins, 80, of Sallisaw, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 in Sallisaw. Born on December 5, 1935 in Maple, Oklahoma to Bruce and Janie (Landers) Blevins.
Curtis moved to Claremore, OK in 1964 where he taught public schools in the Tulsa area. After his retirement, he moved back to Sallisaw in 2012. Also a veteran of the US Army.
Curtis was preceded in death by his first wife-Jean, his parents, 2 brothers; Clarion, Carl and 1 sister-Gladys Blevins. He is survived by his wife-Yvonne, sons; Clayton Blevins and his wife Carolyn and their family of Muskogee, OK, Clinton Blevins and his wife Lisa and their family of Prue, OK. and 1 daughter-Regina Rubin and her husband William and their family of Lawrence, KS. Step-Children; Francis and Jan Columbine and their family of Okmulgee, OK, Susan and Rick Moore and their family of Van Buren, AR, Cindy and Charles Keith and their family of Sallisaw, OK, John and Tammy Spencer and their family of Poteau, OK, Brad Nance and Michele Osburn and their family of Sallisaw, OK, 1 sister-Melba Tweedy and her family of Tulsa, OK and many friends from all over the country.
Well, I have fallen out of the well and hit my head on the pulley. I have departed this world a very happy man, because: “I have been there and done that”.
Yes, I have lived a wonderful life. I grew up at Miller Ridge during the last part of the “Depression Era” in 1935. We were not ignorant poor folks. Most of us were poor uneducated folks that lived off the lands. We didn’t have electricity, running water or indoor plumbing, no telephones or screens on the windows and yes, supposedly walked five miles to school in the heat of summer and the cold of winter and it was uphill in both directions. We did have a pair of horses, a wagon and a few tools.
You helped your neighbor who had a need. Our friends in Miller Ridge were a very close knit community.
Once during WW II, my 2 older brothers quit school and joined the Navy. My family could not get any mail from the boys. My dad suffered a heart attack. It was in the planting time of crops. RB(Dobie) Lattimore and Fred Christopher helped mom and me put in the crops because dad was in the hospital in Muskogee. Our good neighbors would come by and help mom, my little sister and me every day. Many of you who have come to my funeral were there.
You are still my family, “The Wonderful People of Miller Ridge”. Haven’t we had some wonderful times together?
Family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Forever Memories Funeral Services of Sallisaw. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in the Sequoyah Memorial Chapel of Forever Memories Funeral Services with his son, Rev. Clayton Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Cemetery. Casket bearers will be; Mark Adams, David Blevins, Dustin Carter, Pearce Linker, Jim Motter, Mark Motter, Jeremy Rowan, Michael Rubin and Jeremy Spencer. Honorary Casket bearers will be; Clinton Blevins, Jan Columbine, Charles Keith, Rick Moore, Bill Rubin, John Spencer and Brad Nance.
Curtis moved to Claremore, OK in 1964 where he taught public schools in the Tulsa area. After his retirement, he moved back to Sallisaw in 2012. Also a veteran of the US Army.
Curtis was preceded in death by his first wife-Jean, his parents, 2 brothers; Clarion, Carl and 1 sister-Gladys Blevins. He is survived by his wife-Yvonne, sons; Clayton Blevins and his wife Carolyn and their family of Muskogee, OK, Clinton Blevins and his wife Lisa and their family of Prue, OK. and 1 daughter-Regina Rubin and her husband William and their family of Lawrence, KS. Step-Children; Francis and Jan Columbine and their family of Okmulgee, OK, Susan and Rick Moore and their family of Van Buren, AR, Cindy and Charles Keith and their family of Sallisaw, OK, John and Tammy Spencer and their family of Poteau, OK, Brad Nance and Michele Osburn and their family of Sallisaw, OK, 1 sister-Melba Tweedy and her family of Tulsa, OK and many friends from all over the country.
Well, I have fallen out of the well and hit my head on the pulley. I have departed this world a very happy man, because: “I have been there and done that”.
Yes, I have lived a wonderful life. I grew up at Miller Ridge during the last part of the “Depression Era” in 1935. We were not ignorant poor folks. Most of us were poor uneducated folks that lived off the lands. We didn’t have electricity, running water or indoor plumbing, no telephones or screens on the windows and yes, supposedly walked five miles to school in the heat of summer and the cold of winter and it was uphill in both directions. We did have a pair of horses, a wagon and a few tools.
You helped your neighbor who had a need. Our friends in Miller Ridge were a very close knit community.
Once during WW II, my 2 older brothers quit school and joined the Navy. My family could not get any mail from the boys. My dad suffered a heart attack. It was in the planting time of crops. RB(Dobie) Lattimore and Fred Christopher helped mom and me put in the crops because dad was in the hospital in Muskogee. Our good neighbors would come by and help mom, my little sister and me every day. Many of you who have come to my funeral were there.
You are still my family, “The Wonderful People of Miller Ridge”. Haven’t we had some wonderful times together?
Family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Forever Memories Funeral Services of Sallisaw. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in the Sequoyah Memorial Chapel of Forever Memories Funeral Services with his son, Rev. Clayton Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Cemetery. Casket bearers will be; Mark Adams, David Blevins, Dustin Carter, Pearce Linker, Jim Motter, Mark Motter, Jeremy Rowan, Michael Rubin and Jeremy Spencer. Honorary Casket bearers will be; Clinton Blevins, Jan Columbine, Charles Keith, Rick Moore, Bill Rubin, John Spencer and Brad Nance.
Curtis Blevins, 80, of Sallisaw, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 in Sallisaw. Born on December 5, 1935 in Maple, Oklahoma to Bruce and Janie (Landers) Blevins.
Curtis moved to Claremore, OK in 1964 where he taught public schools in the Tulsa area. After his retirement, he moved back to Sallisaw in 2012. Also a veteran of the US Army.
Curtis was preceded in death by his first wife-Jean, his parents, 2 brothers; Clarion, Carl and 1 sister-Gladys Blevins. He is survived by his wife-Yvonne, sons; Clayton Blevins and his wife Carolyn and their family of Muskogee, OK, Clinton Blevins and his wife Lisa and their family of Prue, OK. and 1 daughter-Regina Rubin and her husband William and their family of Lawrence, KS. Step-Children; Francis and Jan Columbine and their family of Okmulgee, OK, Susan and Rick Moore and their family of Van Buren, AR, Cindy and Charles Keith and their family of Sallisaw, OK, John and Tammy Spencer and their family of Poteau, OK, Brad Nance and Michele Osburn and their family of Sallisaw, OK, 1 sister-Melba Tweedy and her family of Tulsa, OK and many friends from all over the country.
Well, I have fallen out of the well and hit my head on the pulley. I have departed this world a very happy man, because: “I have been there and done that”.
Yes, I have lived a wonderful life. I grew up at Miller Ridge during the last part of the “Depression Era” in 1935. We were not ignorant poor folks. Most of us were poor uneducated folks that lived off the lands. We didn’t have electricity, running water or indoor plumbing, no telephones or screens on the windows and yes, supposedly walked five miles to school in the heat of summer and the cold of winter and it was uphill in both directions. We did have a pair of horses, a wagon and a few tools.
You helped your neighbor who had a need. Our friends in Miller Ridge were a very close knit community.
Once during WW II, my 2 older brothers quit school and joined the Navy. My family could not get any mail from the boys. My dad suffered a heart attack. It was in the planting time of crops. RB(Dobie) Lattimore and Fred Christopher helped mom and me put in the crops because dad was in the hospital in Muskogee. Our good neighbors would come by and help mom, my little sister and me every day. Many of you who have come to my funeral were there.
You are still my family, “The Wonderful People of Miller Ridge”. Haven’t we had some wonderful times together?
Family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Forever Memories Funeral Services of Sallisaw. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in the Sequoyah Memorial Chapel of Forever Memories Funeral Services with his son, Rev. Clayton Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Cemetery. Casket bearers will be; Mark Adams, David Blevins, Dustin Carter, Pearce Linker, Jim Motter, Mark Motter, Jeremy Rowan, Michael Rubin and Jeremy Spencer. Honorary Casket bearers will be; Clinton Blevins, Jan Columbine, Charles Keith, Rick Moore, Bill Rubin, John Spencer and Brad Nance.
Curtis moved to Claremore, OK in 1964 where he taught public schools in the Tulsa area. After his retirement, he moved back to Sallisaw in 2012. Also a veteran of the US Army.
Curtis was preceded in death by his first wife-Jean, his parents, 2 brothers; Clarion, Carl and 1 sister-Gladys Blevins. He is survived by his wife-Yvonne, sons; Clayton Blevins and his wife Carolyn and their family of Muskogee, OK, Clinton Blevins and his wife Lisa and their family of Prue, OK. and 1 daughter-Regina Rubin and her husband William and their family of Lawrence, KS. Step-Children; Francis and Jan Columbine and their family of Okmulgee, OK, Susan and Rick Moore and their family of Van Buren, AR, Cindy and Charles Keith and their family of Sallisaw, OK, John and Tammy Spencer and their family of Poteau, OK, Brad Nance and Michele Osburn and their family of Sallisaw, OK, 1 sister-Melba Tweedy and her family of Tulsa, OK and many friends from all over the country.
Well, I have fallen out of the well and hit my head on the pulley. I have departed this world a very happy man, because: “I have been there and done that”.
Yes, I have lived a wonderful life. I grew up at Miller Ridge during the last part of the “Depression Era” in 1935. We were not ignorant poor folks. Most of us were poor uneducated folks that lived off the lands. We didn’t have electricity, running water or indoor plumbing, no telephones or screens on the windows and yes, supposedly walked five miles to school in the heat of summer and the cold of winter and it was uphill in both directions. We did have a pair of horses, a wagon and a few tools.
You helped your neighbor who had a need. Our friends in Miller Ridge were a very close knit community.
Once during WW II, my 2 older brothers quit school and joined the Navy. My family could not get any mail from the boys. My dad suffered a heart attack. It was in the planting time of crops. RB(Dobie) Lattimore and Fred Christopher helped mom and me put in the crops because dad was in the hospital in Muskogee. Our good neighbors would come by and help mom, my little sister and me every day. Many of you who have come to my funeral were there.
You are still my family, “The Wonderful People of Miller Ridge”. Haven’t we had some wonderful times together?
Family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Forever Memories Funeral Services of Sallisaw. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in the Sequoyah Memorial Chapel of Forever Memories Funeral Services with his son, Rev. Clayton Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Cemetery. Casket bearers will be; Mark Adams, David Blevins, Dustin Carter, Pearce Linker, Jim Motter, Mark Motter, Jeremy Rowan, Michael Rubin and Jeremy Spencer. Honorary Casket bearers will be; Clinton Blevins, Jan Columbine, Charles Keith, Rick Moore, Bill Rubin, John Spencer and Brad Nance.
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