Mary West Curtis

91 year old Mary West Curtis died March 27 at Spring City Care & Rehab in Spring City, TN following an extended illness. She was a McMinnville resident and native of Warren County.
She was a homemaker, and in her retirement years, a school cafeteria monitor where she befriended many children, teachers and staff. An active member of the First Baptist Church until her illness, she was the daughter of the late Hester L. and Daisy Cantrell West. She was married to T.J. Curtis who preceded her in death in 1984. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by brother, I.D. West; and two sisters, Willie Mae Cates and Virginia Beckwith.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna Trevathan Landreth and Harry Landreth of Spring City, TN and Susan Stewart Wideman and Dave Wideman of McMinnville; 4 grandchildren and their spouses, Jeremy and Maggie Stewart of Malibu, CA, Justin and Beth Stewart of McMinnville, Allison and Brandon Lowry of Chattanooga, TN and Callie McNamee of Murfreesboro, TN; 4 step-grandchildren, Michelle and Doug Jones of Cookeville, TN, Doug Landreth of Navarre, FL, Susan and Rich Everitt of Augusta, GA and David and Denise Landreth of Savannah, TN; 9 great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren; sister, Helen Martin of McMinnville; and two brothers, Luther West of McMinnville and Tom West of Huntsville, AL.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015 in High’s Chapel with Dave Wideman, Allison Lowry and Brandon Lowry officiating. Burial will follow in Whorton Springs Cemetery, Smithville, TN. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service Monday at High’s.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Magness Memorial Library.
High Funeral Home in McMinnville is in charge of the arrangements.