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FRANK CURL

Frank "Cliff' Clifton Curl, 83, a resident of The Dalles and Salem, died at a care facility on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001.
He was born. July 30, 1918, in Lyle, the older of two sons to Frank Eugene and Cora Anderena (Johnson) Curl. He grew up in Lyle and attended school at Lyle for 11 years then transferred to White Salmon High School to play basketball and graduated in 1936.
He graduated from Linfield College in McMinnville in 1940 then served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.
He married Betty Mieggs in 1941 in Vancouver and she died in 1945, in The Dalles TB Hospital while he was in the service.
After the war, he, marrjed Betty Lou Jennings on July 10, 1946, in Stevenson.
They lived in Portland and Tigard where he worked for M. Sellers Company. In the mid 1960's, they moved to Auburn, Wash. and he worked for Weisfield Warehouse.
He and his wife enjoyed raising and showing their Tennessee Walking Horses in Portland and Auburn, attending horse shows on nearly a weekly basis. He also enjoyed golf and traveling.
Upon retiring, they sold everything, bought a fifth wheel trailer and traveled for ten years throughout the Southern United States. They resettled in Salem in the mid-1990's and she preceded him in death on July 15, 1998.
He is survived by his brother, James A. Curl and his wife; Leota, Lyle; nieces, Vicke Stephen, Portland; Lynda Durbin and her husband, Bill, Eagle Creek and Christy Swales, Portland; good friend, Juanita Endicott, The Dalles and foster daughters, Patty Jones, Stayton and Dianna Knudsen, Portland.
At his request, no funeral services will be held. Private cremation held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O., Box 1265, The Dalles, OR 97058.