Royce E Curry

Services for Royce “Red” Eldred Curry will be 11:00am Saturday November 18, 2017 at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen. Burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery.

Royce ‘Red’ Eldred Curry born in Brookhaven, Texas April 23rd 1933 to Samuel and Nettie Pearl {Bell} Curry, ended his journey on earth on November 11th, 2017 in the comfort of his home.

Along his travel through life he graduated from Ave D Killeen High School in 1951; Served in the Army from 1953 to 1955; he also served the Fort Hood, Texas area as a bus driver until late 1958 at which time he began his career for the City of Killeen from late 1958 to January 1995; after work he would sometimes deliver bread and shoe horses.

On March 29th 1954, Royce married Billie Jones of Hartville, Missouri who preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his parents, Samuel and Nettie, daughter Ouanna Sue Zavala of Los Angeles, California, son Jimmy Adamson of Hartville Missouri, and 2 brothers Edwin “Red” Curry of Gatesville and Winford Curry of Pflugerville.

He is survived by his current wife Dixie Curry of Salado, son’s Samuel Leon Curry of Belton, Dennis Wallace of Salado, Karl Ness II of Beeville, Charles Ness of Huntsville, Harry Dudley Ness of Gatesville, along with 31 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, 16 great-great grandchildren, and lots of nieces and nephews.