Curtis Dale Walters was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 12, 1943 to B. A. Walters and Marjorie Ava Perry. Curtis passed away at his home in Forney on September 23, 2010. Curtis was raised in Sand Springs, Oklahoma and then moved to Texas in the 1960's. He was a welder for thirty years for Forney International in Addison, Texas. Curtis was a member of the Talty Baptist Church. On July 18, 2003 Curtis married Kimberly Frankum in Seagoville, Texas. Curtis is survived by his wife: Kim of Forney, mother and stepfather: Ava and H. T. Hackney of Tulsa, Oklahoma, daughters: Beth Gilbert and Laura Walters, stepdaughters: Kristy Draft of Saginaw and Kim Roberts of Terrell, sister: Carolyn Catron of Tulsa, Oklahoma, nine grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.