Lonnie Cureton (Hartville)'s Obituary
Lonnie Cureton was born to Herman and Clara Rogers Cureton on July 24, 1945,in Lebanon, Missouri. He left this life on November 4, 2020.
Lonnie was married to Betty (Ward) Cureton on April 7, 1969, and to this
union of thirty plus years, four children were born. Lonnie also has one son from a previous relationship.
Lonnie was a hard worker and taught his children to work hard and earn
what you get in life. He was a labor worker all of his life. He worked at a saw mill, the stave mill, and garment factory, but his passion was his own farm that he worked on daily raising beef cattle, fixing fences, making hay or cutting wood. In his down time he loved to fish, so he built a pond just for his kids and grandkids.
Many picnics and dinners were had there while fishing and enjoying family time together. Lonnie loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Lonnie was saved and baptized and was recently attending First Baptist
Church in Hartville. The day he got saved was one to remember. He had gone to church in Springfield and had felt God calling him, but he didn’t listen. Before he could get home he had to stop on the side of the road and surrender to God, on what our family refers to as Jumping Jesus Hwy., or JJ and 38 Hwy.
Lonnie was a good neighbor and friend. Always there to lend a helping hand
to anyone in need. He was, of course, always there if his kids needed him.
Lonnie was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty; a brother, Dean Ford; and a son-in-law, Rick Amason.
He is survived by his children, Bruce (Nola) Jones of Mountain Grove,
Missouri, Tina (Tony) Hooker, Misty Amason, Shelly (Rick) Kuhn and Heather
(Jason) Claborn all of Hartville, Missouri; his grandchildren and great-
grandchildren whom he adored spending time with; three brothers, Rick Ford, Donnie Ford, and Danny Ford; three sisters, Irene Ward, Judy Doedon, and Nina Stockam, along with many other family members, neighbors and friends.
We will all miss him and cherish our memories as they will forever be in our hearts, but we have the assurance that we will see him and Mom again someday.
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