Curtis Watkins, Jr Obituary (1976

The Book of Life for Curtis Newton Watkins, Jr. was opened January 10, 1976 in Washington DC to Michele Jolley Saunders and Curtis Newton Watkins, Sr. and closed on May 24, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge MD. Curtis began his early education at Weire Elementary School for Gifted Students in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He spent his middle school years at Spring Brook Middle School in Silver Springs, MD and graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School in 1997. Curtis was baptized at an early age at a church in Fort Meade, Maryland. Some of Curtis' greatest joys in life were attending church, mall outings, NBA basketball games, family gatherings, listening to music, and swimming. Curtis took great pride in his appearance. He always wanted to look and smell good. He was the type of young man that never complained about anything even though you knew he was in pain. He kept smiling until the very end. Precious memories of Curtis will remain in the hearts of his beloved family, mother and father, Michele and Timothy Saunders; four brothers, Michael, Ahmad, Kenny, and Timmy; a sister, Nicole; a niece, Amya Caldwell; a nephew, Kenneth Stephan Bradley Jr; maternal grandmother, Mary Jolley-Burwell; grandmother, Suzanne Jolley; two aunts, Cheryl (Perry) Martin, and Norma Melvin: six uncles Charles H., McKinley K. (Netta), & William Jolley (Leslie), Jerome (Yvette), Umberto (Christy) and Mark Saunders (Lou); a great great aunt, Elsie Hughes;a great aunt, Ella Mae Jones (Walter); a great uncle, Donald Jolley and a host of other relatives, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Rev. Dr. McKinley K. Jolley Sr., paternal grandmother, Millie Lee Watkins and paternal grandfather, Harper Watkins. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2008, 1pm at Zion Baptist Church 600 Cross St Cambridge, Maryland with a viewing Friday evening 6-8 pm at Henry Funeral Home, PA 510 Washington St Cambridge, MD. Interment will in Bucktown Cemetery.