ELIZAVILLE — William S. “Buddie” Curtis, 84, of Fairview, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Baptist Health in Lexington.
He was born on Jan. 21, 1935, in Robertson County, to the late Boyd and Beulah Highlander Curtis.
Mr. Curtis attended Piqua school. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, from 1955 to 1957, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga. He was a lifetime tobacco and dairy farmer. He was a member of the Fairview Christian Church and a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose No.1154 in Maysville.
Mr. Curtis, along with his wife, Louetta ran Bud’s Grocery in Fairview for nearly 15 years; they also owned and helped operate the Ewing-Fleming County Fair for 13 years and he drove a school bus for Fleming County Schools for 27 years
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Louetta Graves Curtis; his daughter, Angie (Jamie) Black of Fairview; his granddaughter, Amber (Josh) Irwin and by his great-grandson, Jordan Irwin, whom brought him a considerable amount of joy in his last few years. He is also survived by his brothers, Gordon (Betty) Curtis of Mount Sterling and Paul (Loretta) Curtis of Elsmere; his sister Carolyn (Jake) Flaugher of Florence; his brother-in-law, Jerry Ginnan of Richmond; his sisters-in-law, Mary Etta Graves of Ewing and Mary Ruth Graves of Bellbrook, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Robbie (Anna) Graves.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Robert (Bobby) Graves and Billie Graves; and his sister-in-law, Norma Graves Ginnan.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in the chapel of the Price Brothers Funeral Home in Elizaville.
Burial with full military honors will be in the Elizaville Cemetery.
Visitation at the Price Brothers Funeral Home in Elizaville is after 5 p.m., Monday.
To view the online memorial and sign the guest book, please visit www.pricebrothersfh.com.
