Milton Curtis Bragg

March 10, 1948 - February 4, 2019

Curtis Bragg of Guntersville, AL passed away Monday, February 4,, 2019, at the age of 70. Curtis was born in Birmingham, AL on March 10, 1948 to Milton Simpson Bragg and Allie Beatrice Bragg. At the age of 12, after the passing of his father, Curtis moved to Guntersville with his family. While in school in Guntersville Curtis quickly became known for being very handy. He routinely helped with maintenance and repairs around the school and was even shown in the Advertiser Gleam repairing the high school scoreboard. This ability and willingness to help others would be what Curtis was known for the rest of his life. In 1971, Curtis began working for Paul Taylor at Taylor Ace Hardware and by 1981 he had bought the store and founded Bragg’s Ace Hardware. Realizing that he needed to grow so that he could better serve his customers he built at the current location in 1991. During this time he also opened One Stop Video and Audio in Guntersville. Curtis enjoyed helping others and would often open his doors after hours to meet a customer so that they could get whatever they needed to get their home repairs completed, and most times would even go with them to lend a helping hand. Curtis’ spirit and will to help others is also what lead him to be a member of the Guntersville Fire Department and The Guntersville Rescue Squad. He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and served on the board. Curtis had many hobbies. He was a licensed pilot, a scuba diver, collected knives, and a coin collector. He once said that “I never cared to get rich. I only wanted to help people.” Curtis will be missed by his family and friends, and his legacy will live through the countless people he helped and lives he touched. He is survived by his wife, Judy Lang Bragg; daughters, Susan Bragg Jowers (Michael) and Lisa Bragg Brown (Scott); three grandchildren, Arron Wafler, Abby Brown and Austin Brown; sister in law Rose Bragg; nieces, Cheryl Bragg Norrell (Brian) and Donna Bragg (Billy); nephew, Mark Bragg He is preceded in death by his parents, Milton Simpson Bragg and Allie Beatrice Bragg; brother George Bragg; aunt; Ruth Sweat; Uncle Paul Peppers