Dallas, North Carolina-----John K. Currier, 79, of 313 Briarwood Circle, died in North Carolina on Sunday, April 29, 2012.
Mr. Currier was born June 8, 1932, lived in Belmont, N.H., was the son of Bernice (Brown) and Fred Adams Currier, Jr. He served in the U.S. Army and had been a vacuum furnace engineering consultant for thirty-seven years before retiring on January 7, 1996.
Mr. Currier was a member of the Parkwood Baptist Church in Gastonia, North Carolina and a former member of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Laconia, N.H. He wanted to be known as a “Follower of Christ” and was a Deacon and a Gideon. He enjoyed camping, hiking, making maple syrup and loved the White Mountains of NH.
Survivors include his wife, Rae E. (Wasson) Currier, of Dallas, North Carolina; two sons, Kenneth D. Currier and his wife, Lorenda, of NH; John K. Currier, Jr. and his wife, Deborah, of IA; a daughter, Kimberly J. Graf, and her husband, Timothy, of NC; a son-in-law, Paul Gille, and his wife Courtney of MI; fifteen grandchildren, Candace Tuttle and her husband, John; Daniel Gille and his wife, Pam; Amber Gille; Duane Currier and his wife, Pamela; Johanna Currier, Jennifer Currier, Sarah DeJarnatt and her husband Micah; Rebekah Miller and her husband, Joshua; Elizabeth Currier, Kevin Currier, Emily Currier, Paul Currier, Philip Graf and his wife, Amanda; Josiah Graf and Marissa Graf; nine great grandchildren; a sister, Shirley Fortesque of NH ; a brother-in-law Raymond Lord of NH and many nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Currier was predeceased by daughter, Cynthia Gille, and by five sisters.
There will be no calling hours.
A Graveside Service will be held on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 1:00PM at the family lot in Jamestown Road Cemetery, Belmont, N.H.
Following the Graveside Service a Reception will be held from 3:00-5:00PM at the Evangelical Baptist Church, Veterans Square, Laconia, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Palliative Care Center & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.