Mr. Curtis A. Spinks

May 4, 1937 - September 22, 2015

Mr. Curtis “Hot Rod” Spinks, age 78 of Rockmart, Georgia, passed away Tuesday evening, September 22, 2015. Mr. Spinks was born May 4, 1937 in Rockmart, son of the late Rufus Calvin Spinks and the late Gussie Emiline Spinks. He proudly served in the United States Army Reserves. Mr. Spinks was a member of the Euharlee Primitive Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for over 40 years and was a machinist having retired from the Goodyear Aerospace Company. He was recognized for his ability to build motors for racing and won several trophies for that accomplishment. Survivors include his wife, Martha Faye Agan Spinks of Rockmart to whom he married September 15, 1962; three children, Preston Spinks and Vivian Spinks both of Rockmart and Andy Spinks and his wife Renee of Decatur; two grandchildren, Emily Spinks and Levi Spinks also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Spinks will be held on Saturday morning, September 26th at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Elder Marty Smith, Elder Joseph Hayes and Brother Larry Andrews officiating. A eulogy will be given by his granddaughter, Miss Emily Spinks. Interment services will follow in the family lot of the Hills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The following gentlemen have been asked to serve as pallbearers: Bobby Carlton, Brad Carlton, Tony Reeves, James Hembree, Steve Rodgers and Mark Fennell. Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Harper, Joel Boyd, Guy Atkins, Bill Carmichael, Doug Randall and Rufus Cantrell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening, September 25th between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Curtis “Hot Rod” Spinks.