Aubrey Curtis "Ace" Kindred's Obituary
A Life Remembered: Aubrey Curtis “Ace” Kindred
Aubrey Curtis Kindred, known through the years as Sonny, Curtis, A.C., and finally “Ace”—began his story in Columbus, Georgia, in 1934. His childhood unfolded during the hard-scrabble years of the Great Depression, when families survived on grit, hope, and whatever they could carry.
For the Kindreds, that meant loading six children, two parents, and a cast-iron stove into an old truck and heading west in search of work. The stove was so heavy it blew out tires with regularity, and the family became experts at stuffing blankets into the inner tubes just to keep rolling. They made it as far as east Texas, where a simple coin flip determined their direction—California or Corpus Christi. The coin called it: they headed south.
After the birth of Aubrey’s seventh sibling, Mary Ann, the family settled in Galena Park, where Aubrey came into his own. At Galena Park High School, he became the kind of athlete people still talked about years later—fast, tough, and fearless on both the football field and the track.
In 1953 he married his high-school sweetheart, Loeta Bird. Together they raised two boys, John and Don, and eventually made their way to California. In Anaheim, Aubrey built his life the same way he had watched his parents do; through long days, steady determination, and a belief in possibility. He went to work in the furniture business and grew it into a small chain of successful stores throughout Orange County.
After a divorce in 1980, Texas called him home. Back in Houston, he met Tova, a talented hair stylist with whom he built a thriving studio and day spa. Together they became familiar faces on the Houston social scene—two people who worked hard, cared deeply, and enjoyed the swirl of life around them.
Aubrey retired in 2009, trading the bustle of business for the quiet rhythm of the ocean. He and Tova settled into a waterfront condominium in Hollywood, Florida, where he spent his remaining years with the sun on the balcony, the waves at his doorstep, and a lifetime’s worth of stories behind him.
He carried many names over the years, but the ones he cherished most were family names—brother, father, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather. His journey, marked by perseverance, adventure, and the kind of courage shaped in lean times, leaves behind a legacy of resilience and love.
He is survived by his former wife, Tova, his sons John and Don, his sister Mary Ann, his grandchildren Brandon, Tiffany, Brighton and Tyler, four great-grand children and numerous nieces and nephews.
In remembering him, we honor not just the life he lived, but the roads he traveled to get there.
Services
Funeral Service
1:00 p.m.
November 22, 2025
San Jacinto Funeral Home
14659 East Freeway, Houston, TX 77015
Celebration of Life
4:00 p.m.
Lakewood Yacht Club
2322 Lakewood Yacht Club Drive, Seabrook, TX 77586
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