March 8, 1932 – June 9, 2024
Funeral services for Oleta Sue (Floyd) Currie, 92, of Seagraves, will be Saturday, June 15, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church in Seagraves with Dr. Troy Wayne Martin officiating, assisted by Pastor Greg White. Interment will follow in the Gaines County Cemetery of Seagraves under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home.
Sue passed away due to a brief illness on June 9, 2024, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 8, 1932, in Afton, Texas, to Howard Edwin Floyd and Lucille Elizabeth (Benham) Floyd. She married Donald “Ben” Currie in Seagraves on April 15, 1951. Sue was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and was a devoted member of the Seagraves Church of the Nazarene for over seventy years. Her love, kindness, and generosity were known by many. Sue was a faithful believer in Christ, serving her church with compassion and love. Through the years, she held the position of Sunday School teacher, VBS Director, Church Board Secretary, Church Treasurer, and Board Member. In 2006, Sue and Ben were awarded a Distinguished Service Award for their dedication to Christ’s work. Sue never forced her belief in Christ on others; instead, she was a living example of Jesus’s love.
Working on the farm was a year-round occurrence for the Curries. Sue labored alongside her children and her husband in the cotton fields, teaching her children the value of an honest day’s work.
As a young woman, Sue served as a clerk at Doty’s Grocery Store. After her marriage to Ben, she became a bookkeeper for Mack Hill Oil Company, working there while Ben was in the Service. When Ben returned home, Sue took on the role of wife and mother, caring for her children until they left home one-by-one. After her youngest left for college, she worked for Bandy’s Grocery Store, and then became the head bookkeeper and office manager for Five Points Gin. She worked there until the mid-eighties when she became a full-time grandmother. She rarely missed any event in which her grandchildren were involved.
One of the most important positions Sue ever held was that of Family Matriarch. She had a unique and genuine way of making everyone feel as though they were the most important person in the world. She placed Christ first and family and friends next. Sue was a selfless and amazing woman that made the world a brighter place. Sue was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Donald “Ben” Currie; parents Howard and Lucille Floyd; brother Sonny Floyd; and sisters Jean Lowry and Betty Stewart.
Sue is survived by her son Joel Currie, and wife Barbara of Seagraves; daughters Karen Day and husband Larry, and Gina Hawkins and husband Bryan, all of Seminole; brother Lucky Floyd and wife Pam of Dallas; and sister LaValta Martin of Seagraves; brother-in-law Loy Lowry of Pico Rivera, California; and sister-in-law Linda Floyd of Brownfield. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, June 14, at Ratliff Funeral Chapel. Memorials may be made to Seagraves Senior Citizens Center or Seagraves Church of the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, PO Box 456, Seagraves, Texas, 79359.
