Rev. Derl W. Curry

June 9, 1940 - November 6, 2020

Rev. Derl W. Curry, 80, of Stokesdale, NC went home to be with the Lord on November 6, 2020 at his home. He was born June 9, 1940 at Omar, WV the son of the late Leonard and Bertha Stanley Curry. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Bumgardner. Derl was a graduate of Lenore High School. He served his country well as he served in the USArmy for 4 years. He married Mable Runyon Curry, his wife of 59 years in 1961 and they moved Cleveland, OH where he worked for Ford Motor Company and retired after 32 years. He pastored many churches from 1979 to 2011 and then moved to North Carolina to be near family. Those left behind to cherish his memories include his wife, Mable Runyon Curry, son, Derl W. Curry II and wife Carlene of Oak Ridge, NC, daughter, Monical Gail Curry of Cleveland, OH, brother, David Lee Curry and wife Glenna of LaGrange, OH, sisters, Pat Maynard and her husband the late, Harmon Maynard of Trace Creek, WV nad Glenda Ross and her husband, Darrell of Point Pleasant, WV. He also leave behind 12 loving grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Parsley Bottom Freewill Baptist Church on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 1:00pm with Rev. Wayne Runyon officiating. Burial will follow in the Lenore Memory Gardens at Lenore, WV. Visitation will be at the church from 12:00pm on Monday until the start of the funeral at 1:00pm. The funeral will be live streamed on the Parsley Bottom Freewill Baptist Church facebook. Chafin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.