|
|
|
|
SR0338 |
|
LRB094 13116 CSA 47966 r |
|
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
| 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Edith Adina Durham of |
| 4 |
| Goreville on July 12, 2005; and
|
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Durham was born October 23, 1917, the |
| 6 |
| daughter of Charles A. and Grace (Hill) Houston of rural Marion |
| 7 |
| in Williamson County; she married Victor Durham on September |
| 8 |
| 13, 1935, in Metropolis, and together they shared over 43 years |
| 9 |
| of marriage; and
|
| 10 |
| WHEREAS, She was of the Protestant faith; her home and her |
| 11 |
| family were the center of her life; she always enjoyed the many |
| 12 |
| family gatherings and the company of her family and many good |
| 13 |
| friends; and
|
| 14 |
| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her |
| 15 |
| husband, Victor Durham; her daughter, Vicki L. Durham; her |
| 16 |
| infant granddaughter, Adina Ann Ragain; her grandson, James |
| 17 |
| Darren Johnson; her sisters, Mary Ellen Rinella, Esther |
| 18 |
| Perrine, Rowena Greene, and infant sister, Lillian Houston; and |
| 19 |
| her brothers, Sam Houston, Robert Houston, and Walter Houston; |
| 20 |
| and
|
| 21 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Edith Durham is felt by all who |
| 22 |
| knew and loved her, especially her son, James H. Durham; her |
| 23 |
| daughter and son-in-law, Mary Anna and Herschel Johnson; her |
| 24 |
| daughter and grandson, Nancy Durham and her son Paul Derrick |
| 25 |
| Durham; her grandchildren, Darrell Johnson and his wife, |
| 26 |
| Christina, Rhonda Hall, Timothy Ragain, Deidra Dunne, and James |
| 27 |
| G. Durham; her great-grandchildren, Kerri Leann Hall, Trinity |
| 28 |
| Paige Harner, Stephanie Betz, Andrew Johnson, and Joseph |
| 29 |
| Johnson; her great-great-grandchildren, Scott Darren Betz, |
| 30 |
| Audra Betz, Colton Betz, and Jayden; her brother and |
| 31 |
| sister-in-law, Charles and Mary K. Houston; her |