Patricia Curham

Patricia Ellen Nivens Curham age 72 of Arkadelphia died Thursday, March 20, 2014 in Little Rock.  She was born August 23, 1941 in Mena, AR the daughter of Luke Monroe and Leota Mae Holland Nivins.  She graduated Arkadelphia High School in 1958 and married Wilson R. Curham in 1959.  The couple lived in Kansas and Oklahoma during their marriage.  She owned and operated her own day care for many years in Broken Arrow, Ok.  She has been in Arkadelphia for the last fourteen years.  She was preceded in death by her husband Wilson Curham, her parents, and a nephew, Jeffrey Cook.
 
Survivors include one son Dennis Curham, of Arkadelphia, one brother, Luke (Carolyn) Nivens of Arkadelphia, two sisters, Linda Sorensen and Sharron Cook both of Arkadelphia, and many beloved cousins, nieces and nephews.
 
Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, March 24th at the Caddo Valley Baptist Church with Pastor Phillip Runyan and Pastor Doug White officiating. Burial will be in the Caddo Valley Cemetery.  Visitation will be 2-4 PM Sunday at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia.  Sign on-line guest book at www.ruggleswilcox.com .