Curtis C. White, 85 of New Haven, passed away of September 8, 2021. Curtis was born to the late Eddie Lee White and Hannah Curry White May 11, 1936, in Clarendon, Arkansas. Curtis retired from ABF trucking where he worked for 26 years. He was an avid New York Giants fan and had a great love for jazz, listening to Hank Crawford and John Coltrane. While attending a birthday party in New York, Curtis met Joyce Davis who he married on May 28, 1978. He leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife Joyce White of New Haven: son Kenneth White and stepson Timmy Green both of New Haven; brother Billy White of Maryland; one grandchild, Kenneth White Jr. and one great grandchild Kenneth White III; best friend, Harold Lucas of New York and a host of many relatives and friends.