Curtis H. Calhoun passed peacefully Saturday, November 8, 2014. Curtis was born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1917. He graduated from Forest High School in Dallas and then worked until his retirement with his father, William Simms Calhoun and brother, Floyd Calhoun in their family business, Texas Iron and Wire Works, on Haskell Avenue in Dallas making mostly ornamental iron porch railings and window guards. He worked during WWII at North American Aviation in Grand Prairie making fighter planes. Curtis was a long time active and founding member of Kirkwood United Methodist Church in Irving. Preceded in death by his wife, Hilda Holland Calhoun, 1921-1995, and their son, Bill Calhoun, 1943-1977, he is survived by his daughter, Virginia Orchard of Arlington and a son, John, living in Atlanta, Georgia; 8 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 11 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W Airport Freeway in Irving followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will immediately follow at Restland Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Avenue in Dallas. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Kirkwood United Methodist Church, 2232 West 5th Street, Irving, Texas 75060; or your favorite charity.