Elbert R. Curtis

Elbert R. Curtis was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as the ninth general superintendent of the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association from 1948 to 1958. He also presided over the Western States Mission of the Church and served as a stake president. He worked to integrate Scouting into the YMMIA, for which he was honored with the Silver Buffalo Award in 1971.

He and his wife, Luceal, were the parents of three children. He was born in Salt Lake City on April 24, 1901, where he passed away on May 20, 1975.

His brother LeGrand R. Curtis Sr. served as a counselor in the Young Men general presidency and in the Second Quorum of the Seventy.