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Mrs. Mary Jane Durham Dead Mrs. Mary Jane Durham, wife of J. B. Durham, died Monday night about 12 o'clock on September 8, 1913, at her home about two miles south of town at the age of 57 years. She was the daughter of John Wheat and was born and raised in the country. She was married to J.B. Durham, to which union there was born 12 children, three of whom are dead and nine living as follows: Mrs. John Best, Mrs. Kieffer, Mrs. Jim Sims, Mrs. Harvey Foxworth, Miss Lydia, Levi, Ed, Britt and Hill. She was the daughter of one of the pioneer settlers of this country, her father having come here in 1835. She leaves a host to rest in the Mt. Pisgah cemetery, funeral services being conducted by Rev. B. F. Stewart. We extend our sympathy to the relatives and friends in the dark hour of their bereavement.