Mildred Marie Curl, 83, of Nederland, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston. She was born on November 8, 1930, in Orange, to Lela James and William McKinley Strother.

Marie loved being with her family, talking to friends, and reading to children. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Nederland and a retired teacher’s aide with Nederland ISD.

Survivors include her sons, Billy Curl and his wife, Barbara and David Curl and his wife, Dotti, all of Port Neches; daughter, Lisa Johnson and her husband, Wacey, of Port Neches; grandchildren, Michael Curl and his wife, Rynda, of Yukon, Oklahoma; Allena Graves and her husband, Tim, of Garland, David Curl; Daniel Curl; Dixie Curl; Katie Johnson; and Bryan Johnson, all of Port Neches; great-grandson, William Reader Curl of Yukon, Oklahoma; sister, Edie LeBlanc and her husband, John, of Beaumont; nieces, Rene LeBlanc Jones and her husband, Roger, of New Braunfels and Sharon Merrell and her husband, Bob, of College Station; and nephew, Gary Curl of Conroe.

She is preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Hillyerd Curl; and parents. 

A gathering of Mrs. Curl’s family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 14, 2014, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 15, 2014, at First Baptist Church, 1911 Nederland Avenue, Nederland, with interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.