Curtis Ernest Jumpp, 81, passed away Friday, May 14, 1999, at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt, Iowa.
Curtis, the son of Curtis E. and Mary (Koontz) Jumpp, was born December 7, 1917
at Indianapolis, Indiana. Curtis graduated from high school in Indianapolis and
then worked for a short time before entering the U.S. Army Air Force during
WWII. Upon returning home, Curtis was united in marriage with Nodia Anderson on
August 24, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa. Following the was, Curtis was employed at a
creamery in Walker, Iowa. In 1949, the family moved to Crystal Lake where he
was employed at the Farmers Bank and Trust Company. In 1982, he retired from
the Manufactures Bank and Trust.
Curtis was an avid fisherman. He also enjoyed traveling and learning the
history of our country. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in
Crystal Lake, was a 32nd Degree Mason in the Masonic Lodge and a member of the
Shriners.
Curtis is survived by his wife, Nodia; his daughter, Paula and her husband,
Dwayne Streeter of Carmel, Indiana; a grandson, Chad; two sisters-in-law, Beulah
Jumpp and Hazel Jumpp Corwin borth of Indianapolis, Indiana, and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Hershel, Robert and
Donald, and one sister, Gertrude.