William Jerry Durham, 91, of Athens, died Tuesday at Huntsville Hospital. Mr. Durham was born December 2, 1928, in Limestone County. He retired from Wolverine Tube, was a Korean Conflict Army veteran, and the oldest member of Riddles Chapel United Methodist Church.
Services will be conducted graveside by Andy John King and Wade Batts at 1 p.m. Friday at Limestone Memorial Gardens, with military honors. No public visitation is planned.
Survivors are, wife, Anna Jean Hargrove Durham, of Athens; daughter, Jerry Diann Yarbrough, and husband, Jeff, of Athens; grandson, William Ty (Will) Yarbrough, and wife, Brigitte, of Athens; grant-granddaughters, Ella Peyton Yarbrough and Emry Belle Yarbrough; nephew, Charles Durham, of Athens; and niece, Mary Dunnavant, of Prospect, Tennessee.
Mr. Durham was preceded in death by, parents, Richard and Octavie Durham; and a brother, Winfred Durham.
Those who will serve as pallbearers are, Mike Besh, Mike Dixon, Gary Van Wagen and Brad Zirbel. Tom Richardson will serve as honorary pallbearer.
The Durham family ask anyone wanting to make a memorial donation, make it to the Alabama Veterans Museum in Athens. Spry Funeral Home, Athens is directing.
