Obituary of James William Durham – 1979
Source: Pg. 9-B, The Herald-Chronicle, Franklin Co., TN, Thursday Morning, January 18, 1979. See Transcriber Notes at end of document.
Obituary reads:
J.W. Durham, Moore, Dies
James William Durham of Lynchburg died Sunday at Lincoln County Hospital following an extended illness. He was 56.
Services were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Durham was a Franklin County native, born Nov. 26, 1922. He was the son of the late Herman Durham and Laura Walker Durham.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Betty Ruth Brown Durham; three daughters, Mrs. Deborah Kay Horton, Tullahoma, Mrs. Opal Schmidt and Mrs. Sadie Houghtelling, both of Dallas, Texas; five sons, Wilson, Shelbyville, James, Charles, Kenneth and Michael Durham, all of Tullahoma; four stepsons, James Puckett and Wayne Brown, Estill Springs, Nickie Puckett, Tullahoma, and Harold Puckett, Chattanooga; four sisters, Mrs. Mernalene Pickett, Mrs. Mary D. Hall and Mrs. Dimple Yarbrough, all of Winchester, and Mrs. Mary Jane Curtis, Manchester; two brothers, J.B. Durham, Estill Springs, and Wilson Durham, Lebanon; a half-sister, Mrs. Tiny Hill, St. Louis; a half-brother, Jamie Durham, Winchester and 10 grandchildren.
[Transcriber Notes: Obituary found amongst my grandmother’s documents that I inherited from my father. My grandmother was Jessie Velma (Durham) Bolden Womack.
Parents: Herman Durham & Laura Walker Durham
Gr-Parents: James Singleton Durham & Mary Jane (Taylor) Durham [per transcriber]
RECAP OF SURVIVORS per Obituary:
Spouse: Betty Ruth (Brown) Durham
Daughters:
Mrs. Deborah Kay Horton Tullahoma
Mrs. Opal Schmidt Dallas
Mrs. Sadie Houghtelling Dallas
Sons:
Wilson Durham Shelbyville
James Durham Tullahoma
Charles Durham Tullahoma
Kenneth Durham Tullahoma
Michael Durham Tullahoma
Step-Sons:
James Puckett Estill Springs
Wayne Brown Estill Springs
Nickie Puckett Tullahoma
Harold Puckett Chattanooga
Sisters:
Mrs. Hermalene Pickett Winchester
Mrs. Mary D. Hall Winchester
Mrs. Dimple Yarbrough Winchester
Mrs. Mary Jane Curtis Manchester
Brothers:
J.B. Durham Estill Springs
Wilson Durham Lebanon
Half-Sister:
Mrs. Tiny Hill St. Louis
Half-Brother:
Jamie Durham Winchester
Grandchildren: 10
James William Durham’s paternal grandparents, James Singleton Durham and Mary Jane Taylor, were my great-grandparents. If you are a descendant of this Durham line, please contact me.
Transcribed by Josephine Bolden-Pani on 8 June 2001. I may be contacted at
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