William Leonard Durham

Notes

• William's age in the census records: in 1930, age 6.
• In 1930 William was reported under the name Leonard W Durham.
• William was buried in Cedar Green Cemetery, Clayton, New Jersey.
• Obituary, Gloucester County Times (Woodbury, NJ), 24 Jan 2007:
  William "Jake" Durham Sr.
    William "Jake" Durham Sr., 83 years, of Clayton, NJ, died on Tues. Jan. 23, 2007 in the Kennedy Mem. Hospital, Washington Township, N.J., after a long battle with cancer.
    Born and raised in the Woodstown area, he was a resident of Clayton for the past 63 years. He was a graduate of Woodstown High School, Class of 1943.
    Jake enjoyed gardening, hunting and going to his cabin in Pa., and traveling to Florida and California. He was on the Board of Directors for the Wilson Lake Memorial Park, a trustee for Cedar Green Cemetery Association of Clayton, member of the Clayton Lions Club, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Clayton. He was a retired fruit farmer.
    Jake is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Dorothy L. Nee McInnes, and his devoted sons, William Jr., and his wife Helen of Vineland, and Douglas and his wife Audrey of Clayton. Seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Brother of Melvin Durham, and Lucy Ranagan, both of Calif.
    Predeceased by his brother Wesley, and his sister Gladys Berkenbine.
    Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service on Sat. Jan. 27th, at 11 a.m., at the BARCLAY FUNERAL HOME, Broad & Maple Sts., Clayton, N.J.
    Viewing Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m., and Sat. Morning from 10 a.m. to service time.
    Interment, Cedar Green Cem. Clayton.
    For those who so desire, the family request contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 351 N. Delsea Dr. Clayton, NJ 08312.
    Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our Funeral Home web site, www.barclayfuneralhome.net.

Sources

• 1930 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Cumberland Co., Hopewell Twp., E.D. 6-22, Sheet No. 7A [=23], 148-160, Road running west from Lower Hopewell School House to Greenwich Twp. Line, 21 Apr 1930