Bertha Lee Curry, born Feb. 9, 1914, in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, died Nov. 6, 2015, in Belmont, California.
Bertha graduated from public schools in Kentucky, then moved to Columbus, Ohio, where she graduated from the Poro School of Cosmetology. After receiving her license in Ohio, she became a highly popular practicing beautician. She married Rufus Curry in 1938 and they had one daughter. Bertha owned and operated Bert’s Beauty Salon for over 60 years.
Bertha enjoyed her family, music, sewing, gardening and cooking. She served in the Ohio Association of Beauticians, Inc., various altruistic and neighborhood organizations in Columbus, and the Nurses Corps at Love Zion Baptist Church where she was a long-standing member until moving to California in 2010.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Rufus, sisters Mary Elizabeth Morrison and Ruth Coleman, brother Robert Morrison. Bertha is survived by her daughter, Eleanor Howell (Frederic), of Belmont; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nephews Lawrence Monroe (Edna) and Robert Morrison Jr.; nieces Rebecca Peters, Jacqueline Stevens, Marilyn Coleman, Sarah Watson, Katherine Jones, Linda Jackson (Irvin); and many great-nephews and great-nieces along with a host of friends.
Rather than flowers, the family requests donations in her name to the Carlmont Nursing Center, 2140 Carlmont Drive, Belmont, CA 94002.
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