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John L. Durr
John L. Durr, 88, of Greenville, passed away early Friday morning, July
1, 2011 at Heartland of Greenville.
He was born April 21, 1923 in Darke County, son of the late Roy C. and
Wilma B. (Ashman) Durr. In addition to his parents he was preceded in
death by his first wife, Betty; and a brother, Thomas Durr.
John was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps having served in WWII where
he was an ex prisoner of war and had received the Purple Heart. He was
retired from Wright Patterson Air Force Base where he had worked for 35
years as a statistician. He was a member of the D.A.V., American Legion
and V.F.W.
He is survived by his second wife, Mary Frances (Coppess) Spencer-Durr;
two daughters, Linda L. Sheline, and Dianna L. Durr; a step daughter,
Linda O'Grady; 2 grandchildren; 5 step grandchildren; and 8 step great
grandchildren.
A memorial service with full military honors by the Greenville Veterans
Honor Guard will be held at 11 a.m on Friday, July 8 at the
Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville with the Chaplain Sam Hoeflich
officiating. Private burial will take place in the Nashville Cemetery
near West Milton.
The family will receive friends on Friday one hour prior to services at
the funeral home. The family requests that memorial contributions be
given to Heartland Hospice.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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