Travis L. Durham
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Travis L. Durham
August 20, 1925 - August 4, 2016
Travis
L. Durham, 90, of Sour Lake, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Christus
Hospital-St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. He was born on August 20, 1925, to Emma
Sturrock Durham and Sam Durham, in Corrigan. Mr. Durham was a United States
Army veteran, having served during World War II and was a Prisoner Of War.
Survivors
include his wife, Odell Durham; daughter, Rita Dail Durham Barnes of Trinity;
son, Andrew Travis Durham and his wife, Denise, of Cheek; daughter, Darla
Griffin and her husband, Calvin, of Sour Lake; son, Daniel Lonnie Durham and
his husband, Daniel, of Liberty; daughter, Stacy Evans Bernard of Beaumont; and
son, Lex Evans of Sour Lake; nineteen grandchildren; fourteen
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family who
enriched his life.
A
gathering of Mr. Durham’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00
p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive,
Beaumont. His funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2016, at
First Baptist Church of Sour Lake, 765 6th Street, Sour Lake. His
interment will follow at Guedry Cemetery, Batson.
Memorial
contributions may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Hospital, 1515
Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030.
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