Curtiss Clayton Kicliter II's Obituary
Marshallville, Georgia Curtiss Clayton Kicliter, ll, peacefully passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. The family will visit with friends on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Marshallville, Georgia with the Memorial Services, including Military Honors and Masonic Rites, to immediately follow at 3:00 p.m. The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the First Baptist Church of Marshallville, 307 East Main Street, Marshallville, Georgia 31057 or to the Kindred Hospice Foundation, 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. Mr. Kicliter was born in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was the son of the late Curtiss Clayton and Mildred Negus Kicliter. Curtiss was a Funeral Director, Embalmer and Owner in Florida for forty-one years. In 1998, he decided to retire from the Funeral Industry and relocate to Marshallville, Georgia to begin his second career working at his farm, Double C Farms, in the cattle industry. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Brandon. Mr. Kicliter served his country as a Paratrooper in the United States Army, with the 82nd and 102nd Airborne Divisions. Curtiss earned a degree in Mortuary Science from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He was very active in his Florida community, becoming involved in a variety of organizations, including; Alpha Chapter Phi Sigma Eta, he was Past Worthy Patron of Order of Eastern Star of Okeechobee chapter, Past President of Okeechobee Hospital Board of Directors, Past Director Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce, Past President of Lions Club Palmetto, where he received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, Past Member of Manatee Chamber of Commerce and Past President of Jaycees of Okeechobee. Curtiss was a Member of Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Florida and received his 50-year pen, a Member of Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Co-founder of the Good Ole Boys Club of Palmetto, Member of the Nobles of Mystic Shrine of Sahib Temple of Sarasota, a Member of American International Charolais Association and a Member of the First Baptist Church of Marshallville, Georgia. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of forty-two years, Carol Hall Kicliter; his children; Curtiss Kicliter, lll (Kim) of Marshallville, Georgia, Sharon L. Francis (Bill) of Jacksonville, Florida, Christina L. Johnston (Jeff) of Palmetto, Florida, Rita C. Greeman (Doug) of Parrish, Florida, and Paula R. Whitaker of Cynthiana, Kentucky; nine grandchildren, Curtiss, lV, Brandi, Dakota, Westley, Shawna, Gavinn, Travis, Kaitlin, and Madyson; eleven great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Carolyn and Patsy. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements of Curtiss C. Kicliter, II. Friends and family may leave condolences in our online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com.
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