This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CURTIS, ROWLEY, FROOM, TERKELSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADI/1294 Message Board Post: John Preston Curtis, Jr. John Preston Curtis Jr. died at his Woodland home on Oct. 25, 2004. He was 53. A celebration of his life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Testament Church, 208 W. Woodland Ave. in Woodland. Born in Longview, Wash., on Oct. 25, 1951, he grew up in Humboldt County, attending local schools in Eureka. For the past 18 years he resided in Yolo County, working as a handyman. An avid hunting enthusiast, he was a member of the National Rifle Association for 30 years. Preceding him in death was his sister, Cynthia Curtis, who died in 1954. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Joan Curtis of Woodland; daughters, Stacey Curtis of The Colony, Texas, Shawnna Rowley and her husband Walter of Eureka, Cynthia and Elizabeth Curtis, both currently serving in the U.S. Army, and Allison Curtis of Santa Cruz; and two sons, Joseph and John Curtis III, both of Woodland. He is further survived by his father, John Curtis and his wife Marilyn of Eureka; his mother, Janice Froom of San Luis Obispo; sisters, Debbie Curtis of San Luis Obispo, and Diane Terkelson and her husband Erik of Eureka; and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society, or a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, October 29, 2004, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616) <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)