Loretta Curd

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PINEY FLATS - Loretta Curd Smith, 87, of Piney Flats, TN passed away on November 19, 2019.

Born in Watauga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Spencer Rodney Curd and the late Cora Lee Fair Curd. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Patsy Curd, three brothers, Charles, Tony Wren and Clinton Dewayne Curd and one sister-in-law Sandra Curd.

She was a member of Poplar Ridge Christian Church. Loretta was a Tupperware manager for 32 years. She LOVED TO TALK and to meet new people. She loved to cook and loved making bread and cakes for other people. She had many friends and she believed in telling she loved them while they were living.

She is survived by her loving husband and best friend Herman S. Smith; three sons, Chip Smith of Piney Flats, TN, Jeffrey Smith of Spring Hill, TN and Tony Smith of Jessup, MD; five grandchildren, Timmy, Emily, Grace Smith, Joshua and Anastasia Smith; two great grandchildren Rachael and Madison Smith, one sister-in-law, Kim Curd and several nieces and nephews. She also loved the children she babysat. They called her "Mimi" and she called them her adopted grandchildren; Gavin Grizzle, Rachel Hamilton, Kimberlyn and Jonathan King, Josh and Jonathan Gregory.

The family will receive friends on Friday, November 22, 2019 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Morris-Baker Funeral Home. A graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Poplar Ridge Cemetery.

Rodney married Cora Lee Fair about 1929 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Cora (daughter of Lillborn Lafayette Fair and Eliza Maude Gibson) was born on 28 Apr 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Aug 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Celia Amanda Dunn about 1890 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Celia (daughter of Wesley H. Dunn and Mary (Dunn)) was born on 3 Mar 1872 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Sep 1914 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Curd Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lillborn married Eliza Maude Gibson about 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eliza was born on 14 Apr 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Dec 1955 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mottern Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wesley married Mary (Dunn) about 1874 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1850 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]