OBIT: Johnnie DURHAM, 2002, Casey & Lincoln Co. 
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From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 25 Mar 2002

CRAB ORCHARD -- Johnnie Durham, 91, of Powell Street, Stanford, died 
Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Born Aug., 14, 1910, in Yosemite, he was the son of the late James M. 
and Ida M. Wilson Durham. He was retired from the state highway department 
and had worked for the Lincoln County Road Department. 

He also was a former game warden's assistant and Stanford police officer. 
He was instrumental in organizing the Lincoln County Fire Department 
and was a firefighter. He attended the Nazarene Church and was a Kentucky 
Colonel. He was the widower of Mildred L. Shaffer Durham.

Survivors include a son, Charles Durham of Highland; three daughters, 
Ruth May and Mildred Gray, both of Stanford, and Virginia Roberts of 
Campbellsville; a half sister, Gertrude Brent of Stanford; 20 grand-
children; 41 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Jimmy, John E. and Ben Durham; 
and a daughter, Billy Jean Durham.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at McKnight Funeral Home by Terry 
Cornish. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford.

Pallbearers will be Bobby, Michael and Charles Durham, Charles and 
Brad Gray, Tim Poynter, Scott Harper and Rex Neal. 

Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.