Jewell Leigh Craven Curtis

Jewell Leigh Craven Curtis entered fully into the presence of the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at the age of 74.
A private family memorial will be held on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 at Salem Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Jewell was born on May 11, 1947 in St. Joseph, the daughter of Bennie R. Craven and Beulah M. (Treese) Rodgers.
She began her career as a model for Learners, went on to work at Albany Pepsi-Cola and later on decided to go back to school to receive a teaching degree. She graduated from Trenton Junior College (now North Central Missouri College) and continued her education at Truman State University.
She began her teaching career at Newtown-Harris and retired from Trenton R-9 School District. After retirement she began working at Trenton Trust Company.
She is survived by her three children, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild: Glen Wayne Allen (Becky) and daughters Vivian, Alison, Jasmine Allen, Skylar and Saige Gott; Tiffany (Scott) Crawford and daughters Karli Crawford (fiancé Aaron Anderson) and Kayli Crawford; Nathan Allen and sons Colton and Devin Allen; and great-grandson Micah Allen. She is also survived by her siblings, Rollie (Judy) Craven, Jerri (Joe) Tatum, Denny Craven, Larry Craven, Judy Pritchett, Janet (Dean) Cochran, John (Cindy) Henderson, Lois (Greg) Woodward and Lonnie Craven.
Jewell was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father, Wilbur Rodgers; and her brother-in-law, Frank Pritchett.
Memorial Contributions are suggested to the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library in care of Tiffany Crawford, 454 NW 50th Street, Trenton, MO 64683.