James M. Durham Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2023-10-14T15:00:00
End: 2023-10-14T15:00:00
Location: Brushy Creek Baptist Church

We are sad to announce that on October 5, 2023, at the age of 86, James M. Durham of Lafayette, Louisiana passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of James M. Durham to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his father Robert Lucious Durham (Lucy Elizabeth Whitman); his wife Betty Ruth McDonald Durham; his son Joseph Durham; his mother Lucy E. Whitman; and his siblings, Roy Durham and Iva Lee Gore.

He is survived by: his children, James Terry Durham (Trudy) of Houston, TX and Rhonda Brasseaux (Damon Bowers) of Lafayette; his grandchildren, Kevin Brasseaux, Chance Arceneaux (Katie Courville), Kristin Durham Carter (Eric), Lindsey Durham-Pearce (Brian) and Jamie Durham Onda (Ben); his great grandchildren, Kasey Durham (Cole), Presley Carter, Brady Pearce, Liam Norris, Caleb Carter, Stella Carter, Grayson Onda, Lennon Onda and Ryver Richard; and his sister Mary Alice Watson of Galveston, TX..

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Melancon Funeral Home Inc

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Brushy Creek Baptist Church
125 Brushy Creek Cemetery Rd., Merryville, LA 70653

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125 Brushy Creek Cemetery Rd., Merryville, LA 70653

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