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Claudia <I>Sheppard</I> Durham

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Claudia Sheppard Durham

Birth
Trout, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
7 Aug 2001 (aged 89)
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Sardis, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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MONROE - Services for Claudia Sheppard Durham will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Kilpatrick, Lamy Lane Monroe, with the Rev. Arthur Baker and Dr. Lee McGlone officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Sardis Cemetery, Atlanta, with Dr. Ray Teel officiating.

Durham, 89, of Monroe died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, in St. Francis Medical Center.

She was a native of Trout. She earned her bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and her master's in education from Memphis State University. She retired from the public school system in Minneapolis. She was a member of the American University of Women and the National Association of Federal Employees. She was active in Sunday school and the senior citizens' music ministry.

Survivors include her husband, Joe Durham Sr. of Monroe; one son, Joe Durham Jr. of Clanton, Ala.; and one brother, Ben Sheppard of Dallas.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to charity of choice.

Published in The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (LA), August 9, 2001
MONROE - Services for Claudia Sheppard Durham will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Kilpatrick, Lamy Lane Monroe, with the Rev. Arthur Baker and Dr. Lee McGlone officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Sardis Cemetery, Atlanta, with Dr. Ray Teel officiating.

Durham, 89, of Monroe died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, in St. Francis Medical Center.

She was a native of Trout. She earned her bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and her master's in education from Memphis State University. She retired from the public school system in Minneapolis. She was a member of the American University of Women and the National Association of Federal Employees. She was active in Sunday school and the senior citizens' music ministry.

Survivors include her husband, Joe Durham Sr. of Monroe; one son, Joe Durham Jr. of Clanton, Ala.; and one brother, Ben Sheppard of Dallas.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to charity of choice.

Published in The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (LA), August 9, 2001


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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: Mar 8, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34583110/claudia-durham: accessed ), memorial page for Claudia Sheppard Durham (2 Oct 1911–7 Aug 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34583110, citing Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Sardis, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).