Curtis was born on June 6, 1938, in Seymour, Texas, to W. J. and Jennie Tucker Karr. He married Shannon Lee Posey on June 5, 1960, in Denton, Texas. Curtis worked as a building contractor and attended First Christian Church of Rockwall.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shannon Lee Posey Karr; his sons, Steven A. Karr (Wendy) of Pilot Point, Texas, C. Stanton Karr (Debbie) of Haleyville, Alabama, and Sidney J. Karr (Robert) of Pilot Point, Texas; his brother, James C. Karr (Cherri) of Whitney, Texas; sisters-in-law, Betty Karr of Seymour, Texas, MaryAnn Karr of Pontotoc, Mississippi, and Deborah Thorne (Burrell) of Tuscaloosa, AL; his grandchildren, Lacy Abbott (James) and Blake Karr (Leanna) of Haleyville, Alabama, Sidney Karr (Jessica) of Royse City, Texas, Riley Karr of Denver, Colorado, Michael O'Reilly (Jennie) of Grapevine, Texas, Brendan O'Reilly of Houston, Texas, and Ryan O'Reilly of Greenville, South Carolina; and his great-granddaughters, Ashlynn and Lillian Abbott.
Curtis was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Gerald Karr and Ronnie Karr; and his grandson, Steven Curtis ''Curt'' Karr.
A visitation and Celebration of Life will be held at:
New Life Church @ Covenant Ranch
3694 Farm to Market 36
Caddo Mills, TX 75135
• Visitation: Friday, May 29, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
• Celebration of Life: Saturday, May 30, at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to:
• American Cancer Society â€" https://www.cancer.org
• Seymour Cemetery Association
P.O. Box562 Seymour, Tx 76380

Condolences(2)
Woody Schober
Irving, TX Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Dear Shannon,We are were so sorry to hear of the passing
of Curtis. . He was such a beloved friend to
all our Tarleton Plowboys.
May God’s strength and care give you his
continued strength and care.
Woody and Carol Schober
Pam Green Miller
Caddo Mills, TX, TX Tuesday, May 26, 2026 My prayers go out to Curtis' family for peace and comfort.