Contributed by: Victoria Day-Cook
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Former newspaper editor, funeral home owner dies

March 2, 1989

Mrs. Eva E. Curry, former owner of Curry Funeral Homes in Chandler, Stroud, 
Wellston and Meeker, former editor and publisher of The Chandler 
News-Publicist (now The Lincoln County news) and Chandler's postmaster for 30 
years, died Tuesday in Chandler at the age of 91 years.

Funeral services will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. Friday in Chandler's United 
Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike DeMoss officiating. Burial will be in Oak 
Park Cemetery.

Curry moved to Chandler with her family March 1, 1932. About a month later 
she took over the active management of the Chandler News-Publicist, now The 
Lincoln County News. Curry and her husband owned the Chandler newspaper until 
1962 when they sold it to Don and Sally Ferrell.

She edited the newpaper until 1938 when she was appointed postmaster by 
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She served as postmaster for 30 years, 
retiring in 1968 when Mayor Jesse Berry proclaimed Eva Curry Day and she was 
honored by a special Chamber of Commerce program. 

Curry was the former owner of Curry Funeral Homes in Chandler, Stroud, Meeker 
and Wellston. She also was a partner in the Curry Hardware and Furniture 
stores.

She was active in Chamber of Commerce work for many years, was a past 
president of the Business and Professional Women's Club and of the Round 
Table Study Club. She was Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, 
Mother Advisor to the Rainbow Girls, former state editor of "Headband and 
Feather," Business and Professional Women's state magazine and was an active 
member of the United Methodist Church.

Curry was a member of the American Legion Auxillary and retired teachers 
association and retired civil service employee. Mr. and Mrs. Curry celebrated 
their 60th wedding anniversary in 1986. He preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 
1987.

Mrs. Curry was born Feb. 16, 1898, near McLoud on the Lincoln County line to 
T. C. and Charlotta Hayes. She married Dewey F. Curry on April 4, 1926, at 
Hobart. She graduated from Hobart High School and received a bachelor of arts 
degree from Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha in 1921. She taught 
speech, drama, English and mathematics in the Hobart and Fairfax, Oklahoma 
high schools.