Jane L. Cureton

88, formerly of Silver City, passed away November 16, 2008 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 29, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Silver City with a Service beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor David Goble officiating. Interment will follow at the Masonic Cemetery.Jane was born in Santa Rita, NM to Jesse L. and Edith M. Turner. The family moved to Silver City when she was school age and she attended Teachers' Grade School and High School. She attended Colorado Women's College and the University of Colorado and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. She was chosen to be among the first airline stewardess for Continental Airlines and was selected to be their poster girl.Jane was married to James L. Hart, MD in 1942 and they had one daughter, Mary Edith. She later returned to Silver City and married James S. Cureton, to whom she has been married for fifty-seven years. They have two children, Sam Cureton (Nicky) and Alice Bundrant.After her children were born, Jane returned to nursing and continued in her much loved profession until retirement. She served a school nurse for the Lordsburg School District for about twenty years. She then nursed at the Lordsburg Hospital and the local nursing home. She was known for her compassion and her ability to secure resources for those in her community. She served on the Gila Regional SWISH Board and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Tyrone Chapter. Jane was also a member of the Hospital Auxiliary of the Gila Regional Hospital and was an active volunteer.Jane was a member of Silver City First Baptist Church and taught an adult Sunday School Class there for many years. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Edith and Alice; her son Sam; seven grandchildren, Eda Jane and James Canniff, Chance, Erin and Paige Cureton, Brittany and Logan Bundrant; five great-grandchildren; her sister, Frieda Roach and brother-in-law, Tom Baker as well as many extended family members. She had been living near her daughters the past year in Seattle, Washington, when she departed from us. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., F1 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633.Bright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 210 W. College Ave., Silver City, NM, 575-388-1911. Local arrangements entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.