Cris William Curtis, 74, of Peyton, Colorado, passed away Jan. 6, 2022, at his home.
He was born March 21, 1947, to Albertha Eihausen and Gold Monroe Curtis in Riverside, California. When he was four years old, his family moved to Alvord, Iowa.
Cris was one of six brothers. His family eventually moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attended Palmer High School.
He worked as an electrical assembler for a manufacturing company and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967.
After he was honorably discharged, Cris moved to Woodward, where he met and married Cheryl Trudgeon.
He worked at the Grimes Canning Factory for several years. Then his love of the mountains drew him back to Colorado, where he and his family resided in Peyton for the remainder of his life.
Cris recently retired from Walmart in Peyton, and he and Cheryl celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Trudgeon Curtis; his daughter, Crystal Eilene (Tony) Fore; and two sons, Curt Curtis and Cris Curtis II of Peyton; granddaughters, Ashley Chalou of South Dakota and Alicia Welchel of Colorado Springs; a grandson, Bill Welchel of Colorado Springs; three great-grandchildren, Emma-lee, Marshall and Landon Thompson; brothers, Monroe (Linda) Curtis of Granger, Gold (Rosellen) Curtis of Simi Valley, Califonia, and Franklin (Kim) Weatherbee of Woodward.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, George Sharon and Robert
Weatherbee.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to Cheryl Curtis, 16656 W. Spencer Rd., Peyton, CO. 80831
A Military Memorial will be held on January 25, 2021 with visitation from 10-110 a.m. and funeral service at noon at Springs Funeral Services, 3115 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs, CO. Interment will be at the Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Rd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80925.
