Mr. Charles P Curtis

Charles P. Curtis of Ivanhoe Texas, formally of Colleyville, Texas Passed away Monday, March 28th, 2022. He was at home with family at his side. He will always be remembered as a Loving Husband of 63 years to Carolyn Curtis and a Father to three children, Paula Curtis Pennington, Kenneth Curtis, and Glen Curtis, and a Son-in-law David Pennington Jr. Four Grand Children, Candace Edwards Her Husband Derrick Edwards, Lonnie Curtis and his wife Mandy Curtis, Chad Curtis, and Stefani Gouge and her husband Slade Gouge. And one Great Grandson Asher Edwards.

Charles was born in Tahlequah Oklahoma to a farming family headed by William Anderson Curtis and Dolpha Ella (Hess)Curtis on May 11, 1933, at home and was the 8th Child in a family of 11 children born, 9 lived to adulthood 2 died soon after birth. Charles is survived by sisters Mary (Curtis) Hendrickson of Denison Texas and, Sally (Curtis) Lynch with her husband Earl Lynch of Amarillo, Texas. And Sisters-in-law Patricia-Pat (Wakefield) Curtis and Doris (Matetzschk) Head

Charles has many nieces and nephews and extended family and friends far too many to list them all.

Charles was energetic and with 6 sisters to aggravate and tease and two older brothers to teach him how to tease them he was pretty good at it too. He had a pet goat that would pin his sisters in the outhouse for fun and chase them in their clean Sunday clothes. He loved his sisters and brothers and remained close to them throughout his life.

Charles started his career working with his brothers in the roofing industry in the 40s and 50s at Lankford Roofing in Denison Texas one of the top roofing companies in North Texas still today.

Charles was drafted and served in the air force from 1953 to 1956 spending most of his time in Japan, and French Monaco. He loved traveling for the service and loved just as much coming home to Arlington Texas where he was living with his eldest sister Edna (Ethelene) and her husband Walter Head.

While in Arlington he would attend Church with them and that’s where he met Carolyn and the rest is history.

Charles attended school in Fort Worth Texas majoring in (Aeronautical Engineering) / A&E courses while in the service at Carswell AIR FORCE BASE Fort Worth, Texas, and after his discharge.

Charles would begin work in the defense industry after his time in the air force and would begin work at Bell Helicopter, at Bell, Charles made many achievements and rose quickly through the ranks winning numerous awards for work simplification projects ad was the Production Manager of Final Assembly of many different aircraft models during his tenor at Bell. Charles worked there until his retirement in the late 90s.

Charles would then take up Real Estate and was an active Texas Realtor until 2014.

Charles always had a love for horses and was a Licensed Horse Trainer in Texas and owned bred and trained many a horse to successful wins.

He was a member of the Texas Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

He Trained at Ross Downs Colleyville Texas, Trinity Meadows Weatherford, Texas and Lone Star Park Grand Prairie Texas, and Louisiana Downs, Shreveport, Louisiana

He along with his children were members of the Colleyville Riding Club in the late 60s and early 70s where Charles served as President for many years over the Riding Club, where they would compete in mini rodeo play-day events for awards ribbons and trophies.

Charles also loved fishing with family and friends in lakes ponds streams and the Gulf, riding horses with kids and especially grandkids, cutting firewood for exercise, gardening, and keeping the house running for Carolyn.

Charles will be sorely missed by his family and all those who knew him and loved him, also knew him as a man of honor and his handshake was as good as his word.

May God Rest his Soul

A graveside service for Charles will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 COLLEYVILLE BLVD, COLLEYVILLE, TX 76034.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bluebonnethills.com for the Curtis family.