Bernice Ray Durbin, 85, of Graysville R.D.1 (Nineveh), died at noon Sunday, September 27, 1998, in Rolling Meadows Nursing Home. Her death was unexpected, despite several years of poor health. A 1933 graduate of Nineveh High School, Mrs. Durbin had resided in the Nineveh area most of her life and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She was a former employee of Greenway Shirt Factory and had last worked as a cafeteria worker at West Greene High School. On August 29, 1936, she married Charles Huffman "Bud" Durbin, who died December 4, 1979. Surviving are two sons, Harold Ray Durbin of Ocala, Fla., and Charles Reed Durbin of Nineveh; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Clarence Arthur "Buck" Ray of Waynesburg. Deceased, in addition to her husband, are a son, Larry Roger Durbin; two sisters, Freda Cathers and a sister who died in infancy; and a brother, Boyce Walter Ray. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, September 28, 1998Bernice Ray Durbin
Former cafeteria worker at West Greene High School
She was born August 28, 1913, in Morris Township, Greene County, a daughter of Clyde Donald and Clara Gertrude Clutter Ray.