William Henry Curtright Jr.

away peacefully on December 19th, 2024, at the age of 88. He was born on July 16, 1936, in

Tuskegee, Alabama in his family home to Elinor Lewis Curtright and William Henry Curtright

also of Tuskegee.

Dr. Curtright was a dedicated and compassionate physician who spent his life in service to

others. He graduated from Auburn University in 1958 with a degree in pre-medicine, where he

was a proud member of the Auburn basketball team and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He

earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham in

1962, followed by a rotating internship at Mobile General Hospital in 1963. He started practicing

family medicine in Jackson, AL where he later moved his family and practice to Monroeville

where he worked with Drs Rayford Smith Sr and Jr. His passion for medicine led him to pursue

a specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology, completing his residency at UAB in 1972, where he

was honored to serve as chief resident.

In 1975, Dr. Curtright began his private practice in OB/GYN before later partnering with his dear

friend and colleague, Dr. Frank Long, to form Mobile Bay OB/GYN. He devoted his career to his

patients and was deeply involved in many medical organizations. Dr.Curtright held leadership

roles with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Medical Association of the

State of Alabama, and the Mobile County Medical Association, among others. He was a

passionate educator, serving as a Clinical Associate Professor of OB/GYN at the University of

South Alabama, and his legacy as a physician is reflected in the countless lives he touched

throughout his distinguished career.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Curtright was an avid golfer and a member of the Senior Golf Club at

the Country Club of Mobile. He loved to travel and cherished time spent with his family and

friends. His greatest joy, however, was being surrounded by his wife, children, grandchildren,

great-grandchildren, and his beloved dogs.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elinor and William Curtright, and his cherished wife,

Lucille Hocklander Curtright. He is survived by his children, Laura Curtright Glassburn

(Douglas), William Darrell Curtright, Joseph Monroe Hocklander III (Karen), Ashley Hocklander

Johnston (Neil), and Leann Hocklander McElroy (Richard); his grandchildren, Emory Jackson

Jones III (Brittany), Anabel Jones Bamberg (Trey), Mary Curtright, Katie Owens (Stevie), Neil

Johnston Jr. (Abbey), Claire Cann (Cameron), Lucy Grove, Kristen Cunningham (Caldwell), and

Ashley Terrell (Reilly); and his great-grandchildren, Emory Jackson Jones IV, Virginia Lee, Laura

Lee, Colin, Pate, Bailey, Cameron, Lainey, Tripp, Cille, Wells, Kit, Sadie, Lucille, Mary, and

Sunny. He is also survived by his brother, Troy Lewis Curtright (Carolyn), and their children,

Elizabeth and Lewis (Adrianne), and great grandson, Mac.

The family would like to extend gratitude and much love to his longtime friends Shirley Butts and

Joyce McElory.

Dr. Curtright's life was one of service, love, and dedication to his family and his community. He

will be deeply missed but always remembered with gratitude by those whose lives he enriched.

A memorial service honoring his life will be held Friday, January 3rd with a visitation at 10 am at

Spring Hill Baptist Church in Mobile, AL followed by a service at 11 am in the sanctuary. A

reception will be held afterwards at the Country Club of Mobile.

Donations may be made to Victory Health Partners at victoryhealth.org that was founded by Dr.

Robert Lightfoot to provide volunteer medical care as well as Spring Hill Baptist Church.

Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.