Curtis Leatherbury

Curtis Leatherbury, 59,

Minot, formerly of Clarks-

ton, WA, passed away on

Saturday, September 11,

2021 at a Minot hospital.

Curtis was born on De-

cember 24, 1961 in Gar-

den City, KS to Darrell

and Marilee (Whittington)

Leatherbury. When Curtis

was young, the family

moved to the Clarkston,

WA area. He attended

school in Clarkston, gra-

duating from Clarkston

High School in 1980.

After graduation, Curtis

joined the U.S. Air Force,

where he was stationed at

Langley and Tyndall be-

fore being assigned to the

Minot Air Force Base. He

proudly served his coun-

try for 21 ¢ years before

retiring. After retiring

from the Air Force, Curtis

began his second career

working in the warehouse

department of Target in

Minot.

On December 28, 1985,

Curtis was united in mar-

riage to Darlene Sweet in

Hampton, VA. From this

union came two sons,

Curtis Jr. and Andrew.

Curtis loved to watch

football and was a devot-

ed Seattle Seahawks fan.

He loved listening to

music, especially Billy

Joel, and playing piano.

Curtis enjoyed watching,

and quoting, Star Trek

and M*A*S*H, playing

cards and golfing. He

loved spending time with

his grandchildren and his

dog, Beau. He was a form-

er member of the Liberty

Baptist Church in Hamp-

ton, VA.

Curtis is survived by

his wife, Darlene, Minot;

parents, Darrell and

Marilee Leatherbury,

Clarkston, WA; sons,

Curtis Jr. (Christine

Davenport) and Andrew

(Samantha “Sammy”)

Leatherbury, both of

Minot; siblings, Steve

(Lisa) Leatherbury and

Vicki (Steve) Frei, both of

Clarkston, WA; and

numerous other extended

family and friends.

He was preceded in

death by his grandparents

and his mother and

father-in-law, Charles and

Joyce Sweet; and a

nephew, Justin Frei.

Funeral services will be

held on Wednesday, Sep-

tember 29, 2021 at 11 a.m.

at the Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home Chapel in

Minot, ND. The service

will be livestreamed for

the public to view and

can be accessed by going

to https://bit.ly/3qXP5Jo.

Burial will follow at

Rosehill Memorial Park in

Minot. Those wishing to

sign the online register

and share memories may

access the online obi-

tuaries section at

(www.thompsonlarson.

com)