CURRY, Barbara Mae (1926-2013)

CURRY, Barbara Mae (1926-2013)

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Barbara Mae Curry was born on May 12, 1926, in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Theodore Cromwell Curry (1901-1974) and Jerlene Emily Saunders (1901-1976).

Her siblings included…

In November 1943, Barbara married Foster Ellsworth Weech, Sr (1921-1974) son of Vivian Claudius Weech (1897-1985) and Aramintha Adelaide Pearce (1894-?).

Their children included…

  • Ellsworth (1946)
  • Paula

She worked downtown Nassau in G. R. Sweeting’s store located on the southwest corner of Charlotte Street and Bay Street.

Barbara passed away on January 4, 2013 (age 86) in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.

Photo courtesy of the Albert Lowe Museum
Photo courtesy of Paula Weech Unhjem
Photo courtesy of Paula Weech Unhjem
Photo courtesy of Paula Weech Unhjem
Front Row kneeling – Lucille Doris (Weech) VanVeen (daughter of Van and Hazel)
Middle Row sitting (L to R) – Hazel Louise (Gates) Weech, Cleopatra (Simms) Pinder, Barbara Mae (Curry) Weech
Back Row standing (L to R) – Talmadge Vandolin ‘Van’ Weech, Whitney Pinder, Foster Ellsworth Weech Sr, Emil Pearson Russell, Annis Irene (Weech) Russell
Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley
Photo courtesy of Paula Weech Unhjem
Barbara with her great-grandchildren
Photo courtesy of Paula Weech Unhjem

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