William Richard Curzon

William (Bill) Richard Curzon of Cherokee Village passed away on June 1, 2017. Bill was born Jan. 4, 1937. After graduation from Jonesboro High School in 1955, he attended Arkansas State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. After college, he served his country in the Army in Fort Knox, Ky. He returned to Jonesboro after completing his service and worked for the Crane Company as a cost accountant. Bill married Barbara Jo Welch of Jonesboro in 1963. While working at Crane, he took night classes to qualify for dental school. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1966 and opened his dental practice, serving Cherokee Village and the surrounding communities for 37 years. Bill had a passion for his community and professional associations serving as president of the North Arkansas Dental Society, two terms on the Executive Council of Arkansas State Dental Association, 26 years on the Highland School Board, president and board member of Cherokee Village Water Works Facilities Board, board member of the first Cherokee Village Hospital, treasurer of Village Pride, treasurer and finance committee member of Cherokee Village United Methodist Church, ten years as volunteer videographer for Highland Rebel football, member of Kiwanis International and many years as Little League baseball coach. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years Barbara, brother Jon (Barbara Ann) of Atlanta, son Cary (Stacey) of Little Rock, son Craig (Lyne) of Fayetteville and five grandchildren (Austin, Andrew, Kaitlyn, Ella and Alyssa). A memorial service will be held at Cherokee Village United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6 with visitation prior to the service at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cherokee Village United Methodist Church or Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home. arrangements entrusted to Wortham Funeral Home and Cremations of Highland, Ark.