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Sen. Curtis, who was leading debate on the Senate floor when he was told of his wife’s unconsciousness, was informed of Mrs. Curtis’ death by the family physician upon his arrival at their home.Mrs. Curtis, born in Omaha, was reared in Minden, the senator’s home town. She and Sen. Curtis were married in Minden in 1931, seven years before Curtis was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1954.Mrs. Curtis attended Kearney State Teachers College in 1923, and the University of Coolrado at Boulder in 1924 and Hastings College in 1925 and 1926.Mrs. Curtis was a member of W e s t m i nster Presbyterian Church, Minden, the Ladies Congressional Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Minden Woman’s Club and the PEO sisterhood. She was president of Chapter B of the sisterhoodin Washington.Sen. Curtis has requestedthat in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Memorial for the Blind, Sixth Presbyterian Church, 16th and Kennedy NW, Washington. D.C., which was started as the Clara Mae Hopkins Memorial Fund. Mrs. Clara Hopkins, the Curtis’ daughter, died in 1967 atthe age of 32.Mrs. Curtis is survived by her husband, Carl T.; son, Carl T. Curtis Jr., Staunton, Va.; brothers, Buford Atwater, Kearney, Charles Atwater. Seattle, Wash.; stepmother, Mrs. Louise Wylie, Escondido Calif.; half-sister, Mrs. Roberl Carr, Escondido, and grand daughter, Denis Hopkins Gaithersburg, Md.
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Lincoln Evening Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Fri, Sep 11, 1970
Page 8
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