Freida Nadine Curtis

Freida Nadine Curtis, daughter of the late James Calvin and Henrietta (McDowell) Brown, was born June 5, 1925 in Lebanon, Missouri. She passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 in the Webco Manor Nursing Home of Marshfield, Missouri having attained the age of 90 years. At the age of 10, Freida moved to Northern Missouri and attended school at Norborne, Missouri. In 1951, she moved back to the Lebanon area and has been in the St. Robert area since 1960. During WWII, Freida worked in war plants where they made bullets and also was a riveter on airplanes in Kansas City during the war. From 1947 - 1951, she lived in Corpus Christi, Texas where she was a waitress. After coming back to the St. Robert area, Freida worked for 16 years as a waitress at the Bamboo Lounge. In 1977, Freida was united in marriage to George Duane Curtis in Waynesville, Missouri. They shared many wonderful years together before he preceded her in death. In her spare time, Freida enjoyed watching TV and tending to her flowers. She was a life member of the Harry Herron VFW #3176 Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion 331 Ladies Auxiliary. She was a faithful supporter of the Disabled American Veteran and volunteered on Fort Leonard Wood for many years. Freida was a member of the Gasconade Baptist Church and was baptized on May 4, 1984. She loved singing in the choir at church. Freida will be sadly missed by all those that knew and loved her. She leaves to cherish her memory, two step-daughters: Marina Hildebrand of Pittsburg, PA and Melody Lynn Curtis of St. Robert, MO; nieces and nephews: J.R., Mary, Florence, Nadine, Calvin, Carol, James and Sherie and a host of others. In addition to her parents and husband, Freida was preceded in death by one son: Cecil James “Jimmy” Brown; five brothers: Kenneth Doyle Brown, Francis Brown, Richard Merle Brown, Ernest Lee Brown and James Edmond Brown; and one half-brother: Frank McDowell. Funeral services were held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015 in the Memorial Chapels of Waynesville / St. Robert with Steve Koestere and Pastor John Sheets officiating. The songs “Where We Never Grow Old” and “The Old Rugged Cross” by George Jones and “In the Garden” by Alan Jackson were played. Serving as escorts were family and friends. Burial followed in the Ozark Memorial VFW 3176 Cemetery of St. Robert, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Freida Nadine Curtis to the American Cancer Society.

Freida Nadine Curtis

June 5, 1925 - November 21, 2015