Dec. 1937

James Burns Durham, 83 years of age, a Tyler county pioneer, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Goode, of the Dies Community, after a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Mount Pisgah cemetery. The Rev. Allen Dubose of Jasper, Primitive Baptist pastor will officiate.

Mr. Durham was born in Rusk county and a year later came with his parents to the Tyler County farm where he lived until five years ago when he moved to his daughter's home. His wife, a descendant of the early Wheat family, died about 20 years ago. She was the great granddaughter of the man who gave the Woodville townsite.