Ashley Curtis Norfleet

CDR Ashley Curtis Norfleet, Jr, of Beaufort, N.C., passed suddenly on November 28, 2017. Curtis was born in Tarboro, N.C., to Dr. Ashley Curtis Norfleet and Dorothy Norfleet, nee Edwards. He graduated the Naval Academy in 1961 and Naval Postgraduate School in 1966 and served his country for 20 years before he retired. While at the Naval Academy he was an All American Swimmer and held a record that was not broken until well into the 1980s. During the Vietnam War he served aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS America. After the war, he was a Naval flight officer on P-3s; and became the Naval Project Manager for the Lockheed anti-submarine S-3A Viking aircraft. He had stated that he loved every minute of his Naval career. Upon retirement from the Navy, he built his home (with his own two hands) in Tarboro and became an educator at Edgecombe Community College, teaching Computer Science. He married Mary Alice Kohl on June 16, 1962 and they celebrated 54 years before her passing in 2016. They had a true love for each other and during their marriage they traveled extensively and had lived in Maine, Virginia, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. They enjoyed getting together with friends and celebrating holidays with family. They were both passionate in their Catholic faith. Curtis was frequently a reader for Sunday Mass. Curtis was an ardent outdoorsman and had a great love of boats and fishing. He enjoyed hunting and shooting skeet and clays. He had a private pilots license and enjoyed flying. He was also a passionate seeker of knowledge and was a prolific reader of history, politics, science, and general non-fiction. He also enjoyed crime fiction. Curtis is the beloved father of Christine Marie Norfleet, Ashley Curtis Norfleet, III and Sheppard Strudwick Norfleet. He is the beloved brother of Edgar Norfleet, Dorothy McLennan (nee Norfleet) and Strudwick Norfleet (deceased). He is the beloved brother-in-law of Alan Kohl (Karen) and Bernadette Hartmann (Calvin). He was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend. A funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home Cremation Services, 661 English Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com. Service Our Lady of Perpetual Help 331 Hammond Street Rocky Mount, NC 27804 Tuesday 12/5, 11:00 am