Rapid City - Edith E. Curry, 94, Rapid City and formerly of Lead died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House. Edith Elizabeth Anderson was born April 10, 1919 in Spearfish, SD. She grew up on the family Homestead at the head of Little Spearfish Creek. Her parents Charles and Betty Anderson homesteaded there and raised their family. Edith was the youngest of ten children. She attended school in Trojan and Lead South Dakota. Graduating from Lead High School in 1936, she married James Curry on September 26th 1941. After Jim served in World War II, they moved to Lead where they lived for over 50 years. Here they raised their three children. Edith and Jim enjoyed living in the Black Hills close to the Homestead that she loved so much. She loved fishing, hunting and the outdoors and handed down these loves to her children and grandchildren. She was also an accomplished artist. From oil painting to many other mediums she demonstrated her creative talents. Edith and Jim moved to Rapid City in 1995. Her children Mary Thomas and her husband Dallas, Chuck Curry and his wife Terry, and Jerry Curry and his wife Becca, all of Rapid City, survive her. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband James Curry in 1999 as well as her parents and siblings. She touched all of their lives and will be greatly missed by all. A memorial has been set up for the Hospice House of the Black Hills. Visitation will be 10:30-11:30 am Monday, December 30 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Boulevard, Rapid City with the Funeral Service at 11:30 am with Rev. Bruce Thalacker officiating. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at 1:30 pm. At 2:30 pm, friends and family will gather at the American Legion, 818 East St. Patrick Street in Rapid City to celebrate her life.