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Married:
20 Dec 1946,
Pittsburgh,
AlleCtyPA.
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Mary Louise MEIXNER "Mary Lou"
Born:
17 Mar 1927,
Pittsburgh,
AlleCtyPA
Died: 4 Nov 2020, Nashville,
DaviCtyTN
Find-A-Grave 3022022,
SC
Father: John Edward MEIXNER
Mother: Eunice Madge CLOVIS |
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Kenneth R. Durham was founder and owner of D&B Glass Inc. He was on the
Founding Board of Southeastern Children's Home, Duncan, Spartanburg
County, SC. He also was
active in the production of the Greenville Singing Christmas Tree,
District Governor of Toastmaster's International, and a member of
Downtown Rotary Club for 35 years. He was also served his country during
WWII. He enlisted in the U. S. Marines on Aug 16, 1942, and was released
on Oct 5, 1945 4.
He was member and officer of C. S. I. and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
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Mary Lou Durham's Obituary:
Nashville, TN - 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 will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday,
November 12, at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd,
Greenville, SC, 29615. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
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Page Sources:
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Personal
experience of website author.
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Texas
Marriage Index, 1966-2002.
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Social
Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014
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Dept. of
Veterans Affairs BIRL Death File
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ModLog:
Date of ModLog |
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Description of Changes |
24 Sep 2022 |
Author's upgrade |
Changed county links. |
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Names Added to Name Index: YES
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