Alicia Havens Curry, the wife of one Texas Baptist minister and mother of another, died Jan. 10 in Arlington. She was 68. She was born in Quanah on Feb. 28, 1955, and grew up in Lubbock. On June 1, 1974, she married Danny (Dan) Curry, and she spent her life serving alongside him in ministry. She graduated from Wayland Baptist University and, after many years serving as an educator, earned a master’s degree in school counseling from Dallas Baptist University. She served 15 years as a guidance counselor to students at Juan Seguin High School in Arlington. She supported her husband through more than 48 years of pastoral ministry, regularly teaching Bible studies and serving in discipleship ministries. She loved music and was deeply involved in music ministry as a part of worship teams, playing piano, and singing in choirs and ensembles. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.A. and Ruth Havens of Lubbock. She is survived by her husband, Dan Curry; son Robin Curry and his wife Jill of Tulsa, Okla.; son Craig Curry and his wife Fallon of Plano; daughter Crystal Williamson and husband Tommy of Mansfield; 10 grandchildren; and her siblings Tommy Havens of North Little Rock, Ark., and Alana Anderson of Belton. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Fielder Church South Oaks Campus in Arlington. A celebration of life service is scheduled at 1 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Fielder Church South Oaks Campus. Memorials may be made in her honor to Texas Baptists, designated to the Center for Ministerial Health.
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