Cora Curtis Cora Elizabeth Epley Curtis, 87, of Clifton, died Tuesday, May 25, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tenn. She was born in Miston, Tenn., the daughter of the late Charlie Vernon and Sally Ann Howell Epley. She was united in marriage to John Hardin Curtis, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Curtis was a homemaker and a member of the Clifton Revival Center. Services were held on Friday, May 28, at Clifton Revival Center in Clifton, with Shayne Riley officiating. Burial was in the Clifton Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Nicholson of Dyersburg, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; a sister, Martha Jane Smith of Clifton; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Robinson.