Lue Gene Curtis

Lue G. Curtis, age 60, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at his home in St. Paul. A Funeral Service will be held at 12 Noon on Friday, April 20 at the Spielman Mortuary with the Reverend Grover Givens, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service (11 AM-Noon). Interment Elmhurst Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Donald Myles, Sr., Robert Gee, Dondre Curtis, Calvin Coleman, Malik Curtis, Charlie Wingo, and Ricky Roby. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Robert Norris, Paul Banks, Henry Hayes, and Albert Scott. Lue Gene Curtis was born in Inverness, Mississippi on June 12, 1951 to loving parents, Lemon and Mary Curtis. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota as a young boy, attended McKinley Elementary, Marshall Junior High, and graduatd from Mechanic Arts Senior High School. He worked at GFI Packing Company for many years until his retirement. Lue Gene was a straight forward person, always letting you knwo what he thought and felt. To all his nieces and nephews, Uncle Lue was the "Santa Claus" of the family. Even when it was not Christmas, he would give the kids presents. They loved to see him coming! Lue Gene loved to hunt and fish; you would never go hungry with him around. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lemon and Mary; brothers, Paul, Manuel, and George Curtis. Lue Gene leaves to cherish his loving memory, his daughter, Myesha; brothers, Sammy, James, and Lemon; sisters, Mamie, Oleatha, and Vivian; aunt, Sally Lockett of Kansas City, KS; close friends Robert Lee and Henry Hayes, and a host of nieces, cousins, and friends. Lue Gene will be deeply missed by all.