Obituaries: Walter Glynn Durham, 1974, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 23, 1974 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Walt G. Durham Dies After Short Illness

Walter Glynn Durham, 44, of Winnfield, died at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, January
17, 1974 in a Shreveport hospital after a short illness.  He was an
accountant.

Durham made his home on Saline Lake and he was an active hunting and fishing
guide handling parties here and throughout the country.  He was a World War
II veteran and a member of the Natchitoches Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Durham of Winnfield; three sons, M.
Glynn Durham of Vineland, N. J., James Durham and Ray Durham, both of
Winnfield; three daughters, Mrs. Michael Anderson of Bossier City, La., Mrs.
Ronnie Taylor and Miss Anna Durham, both of Winnfield; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence N. Durham of Winnfield; a brother, Nathan Durham of Pasadena,
Texas; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Tucker of Winnfield; his maternal grandfather,
Nathan T. Crocker of Homer, and one grandson.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Southern
Funeral Home with Dan Manuel and Ross Swindler officiating.  Burial was in
Sardis Cemetery near Atlanta.

Pallbearers were Joe Johnson, Glynn Bienvenu, Ernest Davis, John Motter,
Brodie Tanner, and Tom Harris.