Obit: Mary Fox-Durden; Bossier Parish, La.

Submitted by: Kay McMahan-Noska**
Source: Bossier Banner News - Nov. 1896 



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Mrs. Mary "Mollie" Durden, (nee Fox), wife of George Washington Durden, 
died at her residence on Bodcau, near Bellevue, on last Monday at 1:30 
o'clock p.m., aged 39 years, 8 months and 9 days. She had been sick ever 
since the 27th. of last September. Mrs. Durden was a devoted wife and 
mother and an affectionate sister and daughter, and an estimable lady. 
Yes, she was all of this, and to her devoted and bereaved loved ones we 
tender our warmest sympathy. 
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(**My Note ~ Mary Fox Durden was born March 1, 1857 an died 
Nov. 9, 1896 she is buried Durden Cemetery on Bodcau Bayou. She 
and George Washington Durden were married in Bellevue, La. 
Bossier Parish April 29, 1877. Their children were: Lula Belle [1881-1890], 
Thomas Andrew [1882-1883], Carrie Mae [1886-1966], Mattie Elizabeth 
[1892-1970], Benjamin Welcome [1895-1958], Pearl E. [1880-?], Rose 
[1890-?], & Charley Durden [1888-1888]. )