AVA GERALDINE DURHAM


DURHAM - Ava Geraldine Durham, 69, died Sunday, June 10, 2012. A graveside service will be offered at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Lusk/Mitchem Family Cemetery in Beartown, W.Va.

Surviving: daughters, Susan Michelle Blankenship of Flower Mound, Texas, Margaret Elizabeth Mitchell of Franklinton, Christina Rae Brewster of Baltimore, Md.; sons, Randolph Owen Reed Jr. of Danbury, Jonathan Ray Brewster of Raleigh; brothers, Danny Mitchem of Princeton, W.Va., Russell Mitchem of Lashmeet, W. Va., Jeff Mitchem of Bud, W.Va.; sisters, Phyllis Johnson of Lashmeet, W.Va., Glenda Allen of Pinehurst, Donna Sizemore of Lashmeet, W.Va., Joyce Thorn of Blaksburg, Va.;  14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Sandra Mitchem, and one granddaughter.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers and per Ava’s request, please send donations to The Women’s Resource Center, P.O. Box 1476, Beckley, W.Va. 25802-1476.

The Durham family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Franklinton. Online memorials: www.hallwynne.com select obituaries.