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Herbert Lee "Herb" McCurley

31 Mar 1935 – 23 Nov 2023

Birth31 Mar 1935
Death23 Nov 2023
CemeteryTrinity Cemetery
Denton , Denton County , Texas , USA
Added byBob Bardo on 13 Jan 2024
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Herbert Lee McCurley (March 31, 1935 - November 23, 2023) Herbert Lee McCurley, 88, of Denton, Texas, passed on Thursday, November 23, 2023. He was born on Sunday, March 31, 1935 in Lake Dallas, Texas, to Fred Warren McCurley and Reta Ladell Alexander McCurley. Herb was married to Claudine Mabry on June 25, 1955 in Denton, Texas. They were married for 68 years. Herb is survived by: wife Claudine, son Vince McCurley and daughter Lori Barthold all of Denton; daughter Zelda Loyd & husband Paul Sr. of Ponder; grandsons Preston Barthold and Avery Barthold both of Denton, Paul Loyd Jr. & wife Brandy of Justin, Christopher Loyd of Ponder, 3 great-grandchildren; brothers -- James McCurley & wife Patsy of Corinth, Joe Davis & wife Vicki of Kaufman, Freddie McCurley of Rockwall, Roger McCurley of Arizona; sisters -- Gail Opanowitz of Alabama, Kristi Nelson of Washington, and Sharon Schumaker of Waco. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, step-father Robert Allison Davis, sister Betty Lorraine Davis Brown, and infant daughter Sandra McCurley. Visitation will be on Friday, December 1, 2023, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home in Denton, Texas. Funeral services will be on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., at Highland Baptist Church in Denton, Texas. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Denton, Texas, following the service. Herb was a man of many talents and interests. He worked for Braniff Airlines, Denton County Sheriff's Office, and Denton Police Department. The one he was most proud of and built from the ground up with his family was Herb's Body Shop and Wrecker Service. He was well-known for his painting and repair skills for any vehicle on wheels and a few with wings. For the wrecker service, he was highly-respected and known by many for his fairness, generosity and for treating customers like family and their vehicles as if they were his own. - based on obituary posted on the website of the Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home.

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