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Frank D. Durham

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Frank D. Durham

Birth
Big Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Death
5 Aug 2009 (aged 76)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC ~ Mr. Frank D. Durham, age 76, of Pilot Mountain, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Mr. Durham was born in Stokes County on November 7, 1932 to the late Rossie Lee and Carrie Dunmon Durham.

Mr. Durham was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Frank was an avid fox hunter and loved going hunting with his son, Dwight and friends, Gray Joyce, Scott Bowman and Bill McGee. Frank also loved working in his yard and garden. He was a Christian man and a member of Brown Mountain Baptist Church.

He is survived by his loving wife, Gail Jessup Barbee Durham of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight and Kim Durham of Pilot Mountain, David and Patti Durham of King and Todd and Melanie Barbee of Lewisville; three daughters and sons-in-law, Frankie and Gene Taylor, Patsy and Mark Spencer and Tammy and Mark Rodgers, all of Pilot Mountain; eleven grandchildren, Billie Lawson, Jeremy (Kendra) Durham, Courtney Spencer (fiance Mike Dusharm), Brandon Durham, Carrie R. Thompson (Dennis), Elizabeth Darisse, James Rodgers, Josh Darisse (Samantha), Natalie and Rachel Durham, and Madeleine Barbee; two great-granddaughters, Mackenzie Lawson and Cheyenne Thompson; one brother, Reid and Avalene Durham of Westfield; and four sisters, Lolene and Marion Vaden, Ruby Shelton, Laura Lee Shelton all of Westfield, and Clara Priola of Illinois.

Mr. Durham was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ralph Durham; and one sister, Mozelle Cook.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Brown Mountain Baptist Church with the Rev. Rickey Rogers and the Rev. Eddie Carter officiating with interment to follow in the Church cemetery.

The Durham family will receive friends on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at Cox-Needham Funeral Home.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Brown Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery Fund in c/o Gail Durham, 1535 Pilot-Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041.

Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain is assisting the Durham family.

(Winston-Salem Journal ~ August 7, 2009)
PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC ~ Mr. Frank D. Durham, age 76, of Pilot Mountain, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Mr. Durham was born in Stokes County on November 7, 1932 to the late Rossie Lee and Carrie Dunmon Durham.

Mr. Durham was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Frank was an avid fox hunter and loved going hunting with his son, Dwight and friends, Gray Joyce, Scott Bowman and Bill McGee. Frank also loved working in his yard and garden. He was a Christian man and a member of Brown Mountain Baptist Church.

He is survived by his loving wife, Gail Jessup Barbee Durham of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight and Kim Durham of Pilot Mountain, David and Patti Durham of King and Todd and Melanie Barbee of Lewisville; three daughters and sons-in-law, Frankie and Gene Taylor, Patsy and Mark Spencer and Tammy and Mark Rodgers, all of Pilot Mountain; eleven grandchildren, Billie Lawson, Jeremy (Kendra) Durham, Courtney Spencer (fiance Mike Dusharm), Brandon Durham, Carrie R. Thompson (Dennis), Elizabeth Darisse, James Rodgers, Josh Darisse (Samantha), Natalie and Rachel Durham, and Madeleine Barbee; two great-granddaughters, Mackenzie Lawson and Cheyenne Thompson; one brother, Reid and Avalene Durham of Westfield; and four sisters, Lolene and Marion Vaden, Ruby Shelton, Laura Lee Shelton all of Westfield, and Clara Priola of Illinois.

Mr. Durham was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ralph Durham; and one sister, Mozelle Cook.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Brown Mountain Baptist Church with the Rev. Rickey Rogers and the Rev. Eddie Carter officiating with interment to follow in the Church cemetery.

The Durham family will receive friends on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at Cox-Needham Funeral Home.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Brown Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery Fund in c/o Gail Durham, 1535 Pilot-Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041.

Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain is assisting the Durham family.

(Winston-Salem Journal ~ August 7, 2009)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92852101/frank_d-durham: accessed ), memorial page for Frank D. Durham (7 Nov 1932–5 Aug 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92852101, citing Brown Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, Brown Mountain, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by D Watson (contributor 47660390).