Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialWoodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina [12047]
FatherErnest Tingen BECKOM (1898-1965)
MotherBertha Neomia ROSS (1900-1981)
Spouses
DeathJul 21, 2023, Greenville, South Carolina [12045]
BurialWoodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina [12048]
Father“Charlie” Charles John DURHAM Sr. (1877-1957)
MotherMary Emily RICH (1879-1973)
Obituary Online notes for Mary Ruth BECKOM
5/3/2016
Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
GREENVILLE, SC — Mary Ruth Beckom Durham, 88, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016.
She was born in Alamance County, NC on July 14, 1927 to the late Ernest Tingen and Betha Naomi Ross Beckom.
She graduated from Altamahaw-Ossippee High School in May of 1945 as May Queen. Mary Ruth was the first and only of her siblings to attend college and enroll in a business course at Elon College and received her Associates Degree in June of 1946.
After graduation, she became office manager at Duke Power Company in Graham, NC. After moving to Greenville, SC in 1962, she began a 30 year career in sales at Ivey’s and Dillard’s.
She loved her job, won many sales awards and had a special knack for finding just the right dress for her customers’ tastes. Upon retirement, she enjoyed gardening, travelling, playing bridge and church activities at Aldergate United Methodist Church. Her whole life was centered around her devotion to her two sons and husband.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ross and Curtis Beckom; and one sister, Irene Beckom Andrews.
Mary Ruth is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Alton Thomas Durham; two sons, Larry Neil Durham (Judy) and Daniel Charles Durham (Pamela), all of Greenville, SC; two siblings, Frances Kellam and Ben Beckom, both of Burlington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service at Aldersgate United Methodist Church will be announced at a later date.
A private burial will take place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Mary Ruth’s memory.
Online guest registry available at www.mackeymortuary.com [8710]
Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
GREENVILLE, SC — Mary Ruth Beckom Durham, 88, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016.
She was born in Alamance County, NC on July 14, 1927 to the late Ernest Tingen and Betha Naomi Ross Beckom.
She graduated from Altamahaw-Ossippee High School in May of 1945 as May Queen. Mary Ruth was the first and only of her siblings to attend college and enroll in a business course at Elon College and received her Associates Degree in June of 1946.
After graduation, she became office manager at Duke Power Company in Graham, NC. After moving to Greenville, SC in 1962, she began a 30 year career in sales at Ivey’s and Dillard’s.
She loved her job, won many sales awards and had a special knack for finding just the right dress for her customers’ tastes. Upon retirement, she enjoyed gardening, travelling, playing bridge and church activities at Aldergate United Methodist Church. Her whole life was centered around her devotion to her two sons and husband.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ross and Curtis Beckom; and one sister, Irene Beckom Andrews.
Mary Ruth is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Alton Thomas Durham; two sons, Larry Neil Durham (Judy) and Daniel Charles Durham (Pamela), all of Greenville, SC; two siblings, Frances Kellam and Ben Beckom, both of Burlington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service at Aldersgate United Methodist Church will be announced at a later date.
A private burial will take place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Mary Ruth’s memory.
Online guest registry available at www.mackeymortuary.com [8710]
Obituary Online notes for Alton Thomas (Spouse 1)
7/26/2023
Alton Thomas Durham
September 28, 1924 - July 21, 2023 (98 years old)
Greenville, South Carolina
Alton Thomas Durham Obituary
We are sad to announce that on July 21, 2023, at the age of 98, Alton Thomas Durham of Greenville, South Carolina, born in Burlington, North Carolina passed away.
Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Alton Thomas Durham to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by : his parents, Charles John Durham Sr. and Mary Emily Rich Durham; his wife Mary Ruth Beckom Durham; and his siblings, Mabel J. Wilkins, Bruce Carmel Durham, Edna Wallace Cates, Shrewd Rich Durham, Charles J. Durham Jr. and Ernestene P. O'Baugh.
He is survived by : his sons, Larry Neil (Debora Faulkner) of Greenville, S. C. and Daniel Charles (Pamela) of Greenville, S. C.. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held on Wednesday, July 26th 2023 from 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church (7 Shannon Dr, Greenville, SC 29615). A funeral service was held on Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 2:00 PM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Alton's memory.
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/sc/greenville/alton-thomas-durham-16696460 [12045]
Alton Thomas Durham
September 28, 1924 - July 21, 2023 (98 years old)
Greenville, South Carolina
Alton Thomas Durham Obituary
We are sad to announce that on July 21, 2023, at the age of 98, Alton Thomas Durham of Greenville, South Carolina, born in Burlington, North Carolina passed away.
Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Alton Thomas Durham to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by : his parents, Charles John Durham Sr. and Mary Emily Rich Durham; his wife Mary Ruth Beckom Durham; and his siblings, Mabel J. Wilkins, Bruce Carmel Durham, Edna Wallace Cates, Shrewd Rich Durham, Charles J. Durham Jr. and Ernestene P. O'Baugh.
He is survived by : his sons, Larry Neil (Debora Faulkner) of Greenville, S. C. and Daniel Charles (Pamela) of Greenville, S. C.. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held on Wednesday, July 26th 2023 from 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church (7 Shannon Dr, Greenville, SC 29615). A funeral service was held on Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 2:00 PM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Alton's memory.
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/sc/greenville/alton-thomas-durham-16696460 [12045]