Curtis was a private in the Army Air Corp during World War II serving as a radio operator and was a POW in Germany.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Burns; his father and mother, George Madison Burns and Sally Betty Ferguson. His brothers and sisters, Robert Lee Burns, Council Burns, Willie Burns, Jesse Burns, James Burns, Beulah Burns Toombs, Ena Burns Gordon, Vera Gladys Burns and Mary Burns.
Visitation 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 2620 South Congress Avenue with Funeral Service to begin at 2:00 pm.
Interment will follow at Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery 9322 FM 812, Austin, Texas 78719.