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Mary Louise “Mary Lou” <I>Meixner</I> Durham

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Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Meixner Durham

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Nov 2020 (aged 93)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.8854462, Longitude: -82.3643874
Plot
Section BB
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Mary Louise (Mary Lou) Meixner Durham, 93, died November 4, 2020, in Nashville, TN.
Mrs. Durham was born March 17, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Meixner and the late Madge Clovis Meixner. She attended Abilene Christian College, where she majored in music, and was a gifted flautist. She married her beloved husband the late Kenneth R. Durham, on December 20, 1946; they were married 53 years.

Mrs. Durham was a devoted member of the Churches of Christ, actively serving several congregations alongside her husband who was a church elder many years. She was a lifelong Bible school teacher, and authored dozens of articles in Christian publications. She worked as the office manager of D&B Glass, Inc., a family-owned business in Greenville, SC.

She is survived by her sons Ken Durham, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Magnusson Durham, of Nashville, TN; Alan Durham and his wife, Kelli Durham, of Houston, TX; and son-in-law, Tedd Kidd, of Nashville, TN.

She was proud grandmother of Jennifer Durham-Fowler and her husband, Jeb Fowler, of Sherborn, MA; Gabriel Durham of Los Angeles, CA; Christopher Durham and his wife, Courtney, of Kingwood, TX; and Jonathan Durham and his wife, Carly, of Richmond,TX. She has eight great-grandchildren: Olin and Winslow Fowler; Abigail, Jackson and Penelope Durham; and Carter, Niyah and Audie Durham.

She is predeceased by her daughter, Janet Durham Kidd and her brother, Clovis Meixner.

A family graveside service at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, SC, 29615.
Mary Louise (Mary Lou) Meixner Durham, 93, died November 4, 2020, in Nashville, TN.
Mrs. Durham was born March 17, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Meixner and the late Madge Clovis Meixner. She attended Abilene Christian College, where she majored in music, and was a gifted flautist. She married her beloved husband the late Kenneth R. Durham, on December 20, 1946; they were married 53 years.

Mrs. Durham was a devoted member of the Churches of Christ, actively serving several congregations alongside her husband who was a church elder many years. She was a lifelong Bible school teacher, and authored dozens of articles in Christian publications. She worked as the office manager of D&B Glass, Inc., a family-owned business in Greenville, SC.

She is survived by her sons Ken Durham, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Magnusson Durham, of Nashville, TN; Alan Durham and his wife, Kelli Durham, of Houston, TX; and son-in-law, Tedd Kidd, of Nashville, TN.

She was proud grandmother of Jennifer Durham-Fowler and her husband, Jeb Fowler, of Sherborn, MA; Gabriel Durham of Los Angeles, CA; Christopher Durham and his wife, Courtney, of Kingwood, TX; and Jonathan Durham and his wife, Carly, of Richmond,TX. She has eight great-grandchildren: Olin and Winslow Fowler; Abigail, Jackson and Penelope Durham; and Carter, Niyah and Audie Durham.

She is predeceased by her daughter, Janet Durham Kidd and her brother, Clovis Meixner.

A family graveside service at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, SC, 29615.


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  • Created by: JM Johns
  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218365947/mary_louise-durham: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Meixner Durham (17 Mar 1927–4 Nov 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 218365947, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by JM Johns (contributor 47906841).