Jerry Curtis "Curt" Tanksley, Jr.

Jerry Curtis "Curt" Tanksley, Jr., age 45, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, MS after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service honoring the life of Curt will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Curt was born May 17, 1971 in Greenwood, MS to the late Jerry Curtis Tanksley, Sr. and Clara Jones Tanksley. He was the former owner of Superior Flooring, having worked in the Longview, TX area, as well as, in Mississippi for many years before his cancer diagnoses. While growing up, Curt enjoyed playing baseball and shooting pool. He had a love for music and playing his guitar. In Curt's spare time, he had a special interest in rebuilding old cars. Curt's loving memory will be most cherished by his loving family, which include his wife, Polly Moore Tanksley of Marshall, TX; daubghter, Erika Grantham of Longview, TX; three sons, Jerry Curtis "J.C" Tanksley, III (Kendra) of Gladewater, TX, Seth Tanksley of Houston, TX, Matthew Tanksley of Marshall, TX; mother, Clara Jones Tanksley of Longview, TX; two sisters, Donna Tanksley Scott of Kilgore, TX, Kathy Tanksley Simmons of Batesville, MS; two grandchildren, Hayden Faith Tanksley and Hunter Tanksley.