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284. Elbert Earl DURHAM was born on 14 Jun 1931 in Bland County, Virginia.⁴⁴ He died on 19 May 2011 in Ceres, Bland County, Virginia.⁴⁴ Elbert Earl Durham
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Birth: Jun. 14, 1931, Bland County, Virginia, USA
Death: May 19, 2011

Earl Durham, 79, of Ceres, died Thursday, May 19, 2011. He was born June 14, 1931 in Bland County, a son of the late Elbert Cecil and Eliza Harden Durham. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virgie Durham; two brothers, Randolph Durham and Steve Bird; and stepfather, Ward Bird. He loved gardening and starting plants for his neighbors and friends. He loved people. He was a member of Zion United Methodist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Cindy and John Umbarger of Ceres, Connie Harris of Marion, and Terresa and Bill Strock of Blountville, Tenn.; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; and 5 step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at Zion United Methodist Church in Nebo with the Rev. Will Shelton and the Rev. Jimmy Britton officiating. Interment followed in Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery. Highland Bland Funeral Chapel, Bland, was in charge of arrangements.

Published in Wytheville Enterprise on May 25, 2011

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Spouse:
Virgie Lucille Bishop Durham (1934 - 2004)
Burial: Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery
Nebo, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Created by: James Archer
Record added: Oct 02, 2011
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Elbert Earl DURHAM and Virgie Lucille BISHOP were married. Virgie Lucille BISHOP was born on 25 Mar 1934 in Wythe County, Virginia.⁴⁴ She died on 29 Aug 2004 in Virginia.⁴⁴ Virgie Lucille Bishop Durham
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Birth: Mar. 25, 1934
Wythe County
Virginia, USA

Death: Aug. 29, 2004
Virgie Lucille Durham, 70, of Ceres, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004.

Funeral service will be at the Zion United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ruth Ann Henley officiating. Interment will be in the Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery. She was born in Wythe County. She was a member of the Zion United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Herman and Annie Corvin Bishop; and four sisters.

Survivors include her husband, Earl Durham; three daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and John Umbarger of Ceres, Connie Harris of Marion, and Terresa and Bill Strock of Bland; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Walter Bishop of Watertown, Ky., and George Bishop of Wytheville; and several nieces and nephews.

Highland Funeral Service Bland Chapel in Bland is in charge of the arrangements.

This obituary was published in the Wytheville Enterprise.

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Parents:
George Herman Bishop (1910 - 1975)
Annie E. Corvin Bishop (1917 - 1976)

Spouse:
Elbert Earl Durham (1931 - 2011)

Burial: Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery
Nebo, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Created by: James Archer
Record added: Oct 02, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 77478204