Billie Basiliki Curnutt, a longtime resident of Farmington, New Mexico, passed at her home on June 19, 2017.  Billie grew up in Southern California spending many days at the beach and enjoying a wonderful family life in a close-knit Greek community.  Billie worked for an aerospace company and playfully hinted to the top-secret projects she worked on to her children and family.  Billie relocated to Farmington in 1976 and built her family along with a successful run as the proprietor of Chaparral Bowl.

Following retirement, Billie was very active in the community serving as the President of a local Kiwanis group.  Billie found a renewed sense of passion in her capacity as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) assisting with welfare and placement of children throughout San Juan County, New Mexico.  In 2012, Billie was named the CASA Volunteer of the Year for her work in the community.

Beyond her community service and professional achievements, Billie was a wonderful mother, always active in the lives of her two sons.  Billie maintained close ties to her extended family, the Greek community and held fast to her faith in the church.  Billie is preceded in death by her father Tom Christ, mother Clara Christ, daughter Nicole Curnutt, sister Argie Hanson and brother Athanasios (Thano) Christ .  She is survived by her son Stephen Curnutt, son Mark Curnutt, daughter-in-law Annie Curnutt, grandchildren Kaeden, Kyler, Grace and Charlotte, Nephew Chris Hanson (Dusty), niece Cathy Layne (Raymond), several nieces and nephews and many cousins and extended family.

The family extends a special thank you to Cindy-Ann Hicks, Kathy Hooper, Diana Lang, and Greg and Terry Nelson for the care and compassion they showed Billie.  Wanting to return to Southern California, Billie will be interred at Green Hills Memorial Park in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California.  Trisagion will be at 7:00pm on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, and the funeral service will be at 10:00am on June 28, 2017, both services will be held at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Long Beach, California.  Memorial gifts may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, 14 Pennsylvania Plaza #2110, New York, NY 10122 ocrfa.org .

Arrangements under the direction of Chapman Funeral Homes - Terry & Mary Harmon, Funeral Directors. Toll free (855) 628-0447.

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