Eleanor Carolyn Brister Currie - January 2, 1926 - January 30, 2023
Eleanor was born to the late Amos and Ella Brister. She was the oldest of five children. Four of them preceded her in death.
Eleanor was educated at Manassas Elementary and High School, and a graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College. She was a long time Educator, who taught 1st Grade at Riverview Elementary for thirty years; she retired in 1982. She was a member of Delta Sigma theta Sorority.
Eleanor wass married to Garmer Bucy Currie, Sr., (deceased) and had one son, Garmer Bucy Currie, Jr.(deceased).
She is survived by her two grandsons, Taurus Bucy Currie, Sr., and Garmer Bucy Currie, III, three great-grandchildren, Taurus Bucy Currie, Jr., Kylah Symone Currie, and Chrisdan Currie and a host of faithful and doting nieces and nephews. Her caretaker of seventeen years, Carolyn B. Currie, other relatives and friends, and her longtime friend, Georgette Charlton.
Mrs. Currie lived a long, fruitful and blessed life, and now she is taking her eternal rest.
Visitation - M. J. Edwards Funeral Home, 1165 Airways Blvd., Memphis, TN 38114, February 11, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The interment follows at New Park Cemetery, 4536 Horn Lake Road, Memphis, TN 38109.
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