Reginald Curry

Reginald E. “Reggie” Curry, 73, of Bloomington, passed away at 5:38 am on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at his home.

His funeral service will be held at 11am on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, where visitation will begin at 10am. Cremation rites will be accorded after services and a private inurnment will be at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

He was born May 1, 1951 in Bloomington, son of Samuel Jr and Agnes Miller Curry. He married Rhonda L. Chalk-Dunson on February 15, 1997 in Bloomington. Reggie and Rhonda have been soulmates since 1973.

Surviving are his wife, Rhonda, Bloomington; six children, Adia Dunson-Riggs (Terry) and Eura Dunson (Maurice Woodfork), both of Bloomington, Reginald Dunson, Houston, TX, Marcus Johnson, Bloomington and Regina (Tobias) Howard and Deonte Thornton, both of Georgia; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are one brother, Ronald (Willie) Curry, Bloomington; three sisters, Joyce (Timothy) Johnson, Bloomington, Judith Johnson, Joliet and Kathy Gant-Fields, Bloomington and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Reggie attended Bloomington High School, where he was a star basketball player on the basketball team and graduated in 1970. Reggie was also an important part of the 1970 Afro-American Culture Club Civil Rights Discrimination conflict that took place at Bloomington High school, which is now part of McLean County history at the McLean County History Museum. https://mchistory.org

He worked for the City of Bloomington as a sanitation engineer for many years.

He was a man of few words with an amazing sense of humor. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and his wife.
Donations can be made to the family.