Epenetus Curle

   Epenetus “Bo” Curle, 88, formerly of Whaleyville Blvd., Suffolk, VA, joined his wife in heaven on Thursday, January 23, 2020, from Roanoke Landing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Plymouth, NC.

   Mr. Curle was born in Hertford County, NC on December 15, 1931, and was the son of the late Ernest Polk and Eva Parker Curle. A retired mechanic from Ford Motor Company, he was a member of both Somerton United Methodist Church and the Somerton Ruritan Club. A veteran, he had served in the US Navy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Sylvia Lee Parker Curle; three sisters, Estelle Etheridge, Frances Alexander, and Raye Umphlett; three brothers, Woodrow, J.P., and Franklin Curle; and by a granddaughter, Tammy Jo Steinert.

   Surviving are his daughter, Sylvia Ann Curle Fowler and husband, Tommy, of Suffolk; his son, Timothy Wayne Curle and wife, Linda, of Edenton, NC; his sister, Gayle Futrell of Plano, TX; and two grandchildren, Jessica and Jonathan.

   Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home, 304 Main Street, Gatesville, NC, and will be conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Smith. A private burial will follow in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Friends may join the family in the funeral home immediately following the chapel service on Monday.

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.