Curtis Gobel, Jr, of Bradford, died Monday, July 29, 2002 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mr. Gobel was born October 26, 1943 in Hohenwald. He was the son of the late Gus and Gladys Pickard Gobel, Sr. He was a united States Navy Vietnam veteran. He was employed as a laborer in construction. Survivors include his wife, Valerie Willot Gobel of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota; three sons, Randy Sanchez of California, Cameron Gobel of Illinois, and Robert Gobel of Tennessee; a daughter, Julie Gobel of Ohio; a brother, Russell Gobel of Hohenwald, a sister, Lucy Smith of Dyersburg; and eight grandchildren.