Mr. Curtis Francis Murdaugh, affectionately known to everyone as “Curt”, 62, of Round O, entered into eternal rest Monday evening, March 6, 2023, at Roper St. Francis Hospital in Charleston.
Born June 23, 1960, in Colleton County, he was a son of Sadie Muller Murdaugh and the late Curtis Marshall Murdaugh. He retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation as a Civil Engineering Associate II, where he had worked for 34 years. He was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church in Grover and attended Providence United Methodist Church in Round O. Curt was a member of Smoaks Masonic Lodge No. 231, where he was Past Master and had held every chair in the lodge many times.
Curt was an avid outdoorsman and farmer who loved sunflowers, wildlife, gardening, and protecting the ground God gave us. He loved NASCAR and his favorite drivers were Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick. He was quick-witted and always radiated good humor. Curt was a devoted family man. He truly loved his entire family and loved to spend time with each of them. To his wife, he was her soul mate, confidant, and protector. To his girls, who he was always extremely proud of, he was their super hero and the best dad anyone could ask for. To his nieces and nephews, he was more than an uncle; as he believed in supporting them, nurturing them, and being there for everything he could. He was his brother’s biggest fan and enjoyed teaching him the way through the masonic lodge, the right way. Curt loved his friends as his family and if you knew Curt, you knew that he loved you genuinely. He was a teacher who tried to pass on the lessons he learned through life to the young men and women he knew.
Surviving are: his wife, Alesa Craven Murdaugh of Round O; mother, Sadie Murdaugh of Smoaks; daughter, Samantha Ada Murdaugh of Round O; brothers, Dean Murdaugh (Phil) of Long Beach, California and Mike Murdaugh (Dell) of Smoaks; brother-in-law, Rusty Craven (Ronda) of Round O; nieces and nephews, Kayla Murdaugh (Ian Moore) of Simpsonville, Laura Craven of Summerville, Kristen Murdaugh of Vienna, Austria, Joshua Craven of Round O, and Keel Murdaugh of Smoaks; and his best friends, Sonny Padgett, Marion Sauls, and Jody Smith. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Alesa “Allie” Frances Murdaugh; father, Marshall Murdaugh; father-in-law, Wallace R. Craven; and grandparents, Curtis H. “Jack” Murdaugh, Elinor Maxey Murdaugh, Frances G. Muller, and Sadie Priester Muller.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to: Colleton County Relay for Life.
Funeral services were held 2 o’clock, Friday afternoon, March 10, 2023 at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow in the Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro. Any Mason in attendance are asked to sit as Honorary Pallbearers.
The family received friends during a time of visitation Thursday evening from 6 until 8 at The Brice W. Herndon And Sons Funeral Homes And Crematory, Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
