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Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002

Geraldine A. Curd
Geraldine Adele Curd of Richland was born August 9, 1914 in Pulaski County, a daughter of Ed H. and Cora M. Black Finley, and departed this life on Friday, July 4, 2003 in the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Ft. Leonard Wood. Mrs. Curd had been in failing health for some time and had attained the age of 88 years.
Mrs. Curd was united in marriage on December 1, 1974 to John Curd, Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband on November 28, 1996, and her parents.
Mrs. Curd was a member of the Crocker Presbyterian Church and had been a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She graduated from the University of Calif.; two stepsons, Matt and Josh Rolens, both of St. Louis; two brothers, Jerry Stenson of Stoutland, Eddie Robeson of Exeter, Neb.; three sisters, Marvel Bethurem of Springfield, Jean Rust of Cabool and Dorothy Felton of Torrington, California; on brother, Eura Spyers, 83, of Michigan University in Management and Supervision, BA Degree from Chapman College in Business Management and an associate degree from Central Illinois and grew up in Flora, Illinois in November 1967 and they were blessed with three children: Thalisa Marie, Kelly Eugene and Cheyenne Autumn. John retired as a Master Sergeant from the Army while stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany after 23 years of service in July 1969. He and the family moved to Springfield. John worked for the Greene County Sheriff's Department as a patrolman and then as an investigator with the Criminal Division from 1970-1974. John left the Greene County Sheriff's Department and moved to Joplin, where he owned and managed several restaurants from 1975 until 1985. John moved to Dixon in the mid-90s, where he was able to enjoy his hobbies of fishing and hunting with friends and relatives throughout the Midwest. John was active in both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
John had a large degree of "wanderlust" in him, and thought nothing of packing a few clothes and heading out to visit his family in Flora, or his children near New Orleans, La., Birmingham, Ala., and Joplin. His children fondly remember those days when he would pack everyone in a car and spend the day driving though the countryside, trying out new roads and seeking new vistas, whether it was in Hawaii, Germany, the Ozarks, or wherever. It was sometimes hard to keep track of John and often his children would receive a phone call that he was only an hour or so out of town and would soon be there to visit for a few days, and then move on to the next visit. John had a big heart, and had a hard time saying "No" to friends and family. He enriched the lives of everyone he met, and will be greatly missed by his family, children, old friends and fishing buddies.
John passed away at his home in Dixon on July 31, 2003. John is survived by his brother: Pete Glassford; sister: Johanna Masters, both of Flora, Ill.; his son Major (Ret) Jon W. Glassford, of Birmingham, Ala.; his daughter, Diane Akins of Waveland, Miss.; his sons Michael T. Glassford and Kelly E. Glassford, both of Houma, La.; and his daughters: Candace L. Sanders and Thalissa M. Selfridge, both of Joplin. John is survived by 18 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by parents, and by his daughters: Amber and Cheyenne Glassford.
A graveside service with military honors was held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 7, 2003 at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, Illinois with John England officiating. Military honors were provided by the United States Army from Ft. Leonard Wood. Services were under the arrangement of Waynesville Memorial Chapel.

Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002