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1075. John Lloyd DURHAM was born on 28 Jan 1922 in Missouri.124,290 He died on 30 May 2003 in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri.290 Social Security Death Index
about John L. Durham

Name: John L. Durham
SSN: xxx-xx-xxxx
Last Residence: 65355 Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States of America
Born: 28 Jan 1922
Died: 30 May 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)

John Lloyd DURHAM and Geraldine Sophia MATHEWSON were married on 1 Jun 1947 in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri. Geraldine Sophia MATHEWSON (daughter of James Leonard MATHEWSON and Eula Mae CANTWELL) was born on 27 Aug 1925 in Firistoe, Benton County, Missouri. She died on 9 Nov 2010 in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri. OBITUARY (WARSAW, MISSOURI)
Geraldine Sophia Durham (1925-2010)

Geraldine Sophia Durham, age 85, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Tuesday evening, November 9, 2010 at the Lincoln Community Care Center. She was born in Fristoe, Missouri on August 27, 1925, the daughter of James Leonard & Eula Mae Cantwell Mathewson.

Geraldine grew up in Benton County and graduated from Warsaw High School in 1947. She attended Warrensburg Teachers College and taught school in a one room schoolhouse for a few years.

On June 1, 1947 she was united in marriage to John Lloyd Durham at the First Baptist Church in Warsaw. Geraldine and John made their home in Warsaw and owned and operated the Otasco store on Main Street for twenty-one years. After selling the Otasco store, Geraldine worked as a door greeter at Wal-Mart for ten years. She was also a travel agent for Pathway Travel Agency.

Geraldine was a member of the First Baptist Church in Warsaw. She enjoyed helping with Awanas, Vacation Bible School, and church camp. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5894 Ladies Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lloyd in 2003, and two brothers, Clyde Mathewson and Dr. Arvel Mathewson.

She is survived by one son, Lloyd Jr. Durham and one daughter, Kay Ruby and her husband, Jim, of Warsaw; seven grandchildren: Dusty Durham, Laura Durham, Jessica Supanich, Skyler Williamson, Cory Ruby, Chris Ruby, and Scotty Roesing; seven great-grandchildren: Christopher, Serenity, Samuel, Addison, Eli, Jayli, and Lawton; one brother, James L. Mathewson, and three sisters, Luerena See, Evelyn Williams, and Charlene Hesse.

Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010 at First Baptist Church, Warsaw, MO, with funeral to follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to VFW Post #5894 in care of the Reser Funeral Home.
Published in SedaliaDemocrat.com on November 10, 2010
Name: Geraldine S. Durham
SSN: 500-20-2013
Last Residence: 65355 Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States of America
Born: 27 Aug 1925
Died: 9 Nov 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)
John Lloyd DURHAM and Geraldine Sophia MATHEWSON had the following children:

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Lloyd DURHAM Jr..

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Kay DURHAM.