Thomas Davis Currie of Southport died Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at the age of 90.
He was born in Hoke County on November 12, 1932, the next to youngest of seven children, to the late Albert Roland Currie and Kate Davis Currie.
Growing up during the Great Depression, his early years were spent on the family farm living off the land, learning to cultivate and harvest cash crops like cotton and tobacco and developing an appreciation for the value of education. Upon graduation from Hoke County High School he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, putting his electrical skills to work.
After four years he was honorably discharged and enrolled at N.C. State University. He graduated in four years as an electrical engineer and took a job with General Electric in their management training program for 13 years in Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania. He was active in the Presbyterian Church in Salem, Virginia.
He was recruited to start a plant in Chatham, Virginia for Times Wire and Cable, now known as Times Fiber Communications. He was active raising his children and Chatham Presbyterian Church. Before he retired, he did a joint venture with China where he successfully built and started a plant there. He traveled all over the world before Parkinson's disease took over his life.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn McKenzie; a son, John D. Currie; and his six siblings, Irving Currie, Frank Currie, Eugene Currie, Jean Currie, Sarah Currie, and Robert Neil Currie.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Currie; a daughter, Nancy Currie; a son, Neil Currie and wife Beth; a grandson, Graham Currie; a step-daughter, Vicki Dorman and husband Neal; a step-son, John Martin; and four step-grandchildren, Clay Dorman, Tanner Dorman, Lance Dorman, and Ryan Martin.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022 at Oak Island Evangelical Presbyterian Church. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. the same day at Antioch Presbyterian Church in Red Springs. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com for the Currie family.