Ralph E Durham
Son of Marvel Durham and Rhoda A Seeney
Born 29 Mar 1932 in Greenwich Twp., Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Died 29 Apr 2008 in Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Married in [Cumberland Co., New Jersey] to Isabel M Loatman
Born in [Cumberland Co., New Jersey]
Notes
- Res. 2006 in Bridgeton, NJ.
- Obituary, Bridgeton News, 01 May 2008:
Ralph E. Durham
Ralph E. Durham, 76 of Bridgeton, N.J., passed away early Tuesday morning, April 29, 2008, at South Jersey Extended Care, Bridgeton, where he had been a resident for the past year. He had been in failing health for several years.
Born and raised in Greenwich, N.J., he was the son of the late Marvel and Rhoda (nee Seeney) Durham, and the husband of Isabel "Tarpy" (nee Loatman) Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Durham had been residents of Bridgeton for the last 17 years, and had previously lived in the Stathem's Neck area of Greenwich Twp.
Mr. Durham had worked for several farms in the Greenwich area in his early years, and had also been employed with Green Giant Foods, in Vineland, and the former Hy Grade Bakery, in Pennsville. Ralph enjoyed country music and was an avid harmonica player. He was also a member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indian Tribe, of Bridgeton. Ralph loved spending time with his grandchildren and family, and will be sorely missed by all.
Surviving him besides his wife, Isabel, are two sons, Gary E. Durham and his wife, Darlene, of Fairton, and Ralph C. Durham, and his wife, Jacqueline, of Parlin, N.J.; two brothers Edward Durham, of Tacoma, Wash., and Joseph Durham, of Ark.; and one sister, Rhoda Durham, of Dover, Del.; his former daughter-in-law, Marilyn Durham, of Fairton; four grandchildren, Brad Lee Durham, Nikki Durham, Wyatt Durham, and Amanda Durham; and several nieces, nephews and close friends.
He was predeceased by four brothers, Allen Durham Sr., Marvel Durham Jr., Jerry Durham, and Raymond Durham; and four sisters, Francis Wilson, Helen Loatman, Lydia Morris, and Sally Miller.
Family and friends are invited to attend funeral services on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at 1 p.m., at the Sray-Webster Funeral Home, 62 Landis Ave., Carll's Corner, Upper Deerfield Township, N.J. The interment will be at Fernwood Memorial Park, Hopewell Township.
Friends may call on Saturday morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home. Written condolences and expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting the funeral home Web site at www.sraywebsterfuneralhome.com.
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