Roger Dale Curtis, III

20 year old Roger Dale Curtis, III of Smithville died Tuesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a member of the Mount Pisgah Freewill Baptist Church, member of the National Guard Reserve, and he was employed at Wal-mart. The funeral will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Bernard Houk will officiate and burial will be in the Burton- Ponder Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. Curtis was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Elaine Yates and his grandfather, Charles Cubbins. Survivors include his parents, Roger and Michelle Curtis of Smithville. Brothers, John and his wife Amanda Curtis of Cookeville, Lane Curtis of Smithville, Dustin Yates of Okeechobee, Florida. A sister, Kayla Presley of Smithville. Grandparents, Roger and Polly Curtis of Lake Wells, Florida; David and Ruth Yates of Lucedale, Mississippi; and Eva Cubbins of Smithville. A nephew, Granville Curtis of Cookeville. The family asks that donations be made, in lieu of flowers, to DeKalb Funeral Chapel to help with funeral expenses. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.