Rodney Selmus Curtis, Age 58, died Saturday November 30, 2019 at the Trinity Rehabilitation Center in Trinity, Texas.

SERVICE:

Saturday December 7, 2019 10:30 AM

William Chapel Church Of The Living God, P.G.T.

309 Rose Street, Crockett, TX 75835

Officiating Minister & Eulogist, Rev. Freddie J. Foster, Sr.

INTERMENT following service in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Crockett, TX.

VISITATION:

Friday, December 6, 2019    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Emanuel Funeral Home - Crockett Chapel

906 N. Sixth Street, Crockett, TX  75835

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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RODNEY SELMUS CURTIS

Bro. Rodney Selmus Curtis was born on August 9, 1961 in Crockett, Texas to the union of Mr. Selmus Curtis and Mrs. Betty Jean Curtis who preceded him in death. He was the oldest of 2 children born to their union.

Rodney was a cheerful loving brother, uncle, friend and most importantly a God-fearing man. He remained faithful in his stewardship until his health would not allow him to do so.

At an early age he accepted Christ as his personal Savior under the Pastorate of the late Rev. J. T. Groves and became a member of St. Luke Baptist Church. With the transition of his family uniting with Bethel Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. O. J. Beasley Sr., he became a member of Bethel Baptist Church. At the time of Bro. Rodney's homegoing, he was a faithful member of the Torch Light Community Church under the guidance of Rev. Wayne Irwin.

Bro. Rodney Curtis graduated from Crockett High School in 1981. He further his education and attended Texas State Technical Institute -Waco, Texas.

Bro. Rodney was a past employee of Brookshire Brothers, Northcutt Wood Works, H.E.B., Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant and Boot Barn. He was a dependable employee who always exhibited good customer service by greeting the customer with a big smile, a kind word and offering his assistance.

Bro. Rodney loved listening to music, his family and the COWBOYS. His greatest love though was the LORD.

He departed this life on Saturday November 30, 2019 at the Trinity Rehabilitation Center in Trinity, Texas. He is preceded in death by his father, Mr. Selmus Curtis; mother Mrs. Betty Jean Newman Curtis; paternal grandparents Mr. Smith & Mrs. Deleta Getrude Curtis and maternal grandparents Mr. Willie D. Newman and Mrs. Ivy Mae Newman.

Left to cherish his memories are: Loving and devoted sister, Mrs. Deleta Dianne Jones and husband, James-Huntsville, TX.; Caring brother, Mr. Harold Barganey and wife Lynette-Vacaville, CA.; two adorable nieces, Iriel Horcia Dianne Kelley-Huntsville, TX. and Ariana Le'Ann Bates, husband Christopher-Port Arthur, TX; Dearest cousins Venus Kitchen and husband James-Crockett, TX and Sukari Holmes-Crockett, TX., Very special friend Anita Mask-Crockett, TX., and host other relatives and friends.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY EMANUEL FUNERAL HOME-CROCKETT, 906 N Sixth Street, Crockett, TX 75835