Walter Leo "Ode" DURR

Ode

Walter Leo "Ode" DURR (s/o William Rufus DURR & Lucindy Melvina DYKES), b. 27 Jul 1885 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 26 May 1950 in Converse, Sabine, LA, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA. He married (1) 1906, Lucy BIERDEN, (d/o James H. BIERDEN & Rhoda Ann DEW), b. 10 Sept 1888 in LA, d. 30 Jan 1914 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (2) 10 Oct 1914 in Desoto Pr., LA (12-211), Geneva ROBINETTE, (d/o James Webster ROBINETTE & Laura E. OTT), b. 25 Feb 1894 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 29 Sept 1940 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA.

Children of Walter Leo DURR & Lucy BIERDEN:

  1. Claude Clifton DURR, b. 27 Feb 1908 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 21 Dec 1973 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. 24 Dec 1973 in Centuries Memorial Park-Shreveport, Caddo, LA. He married (1) 14 Feb 1935 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (42-8), Bertie Mae FERGUSON (d/o John Murdock FERGUSON & Annie Damaris MILLER), b. 26 Aug 1905 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 25 Jan 1967. He married (2) 18 Feb 1968 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (59/50), Lossie E. D. WILLIAMSON, (d/o John T. WILIAMSON & Florence Melissa POWELL), b. 21 Feb 1915 in Winn Pr., LA, d. 4 Oct 2003 in Dry Prong, Grant, LA. He married (3) 8 Feb 1969 in Caddo Pr., LA (Bk.173/p.326), Blanche HORTON.
  2. Bessie DURR, b. 25 Jul 1910 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 2 Aug 2000 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. 4 Aug 2000 in Zion Rest Cemetery. She married 27 Sept 1927 in Red RIver Pr., LA (M-403), William Henry PEACOCK, b. 19 Oct 1898 in LA, d. May 1976 in LA.
  3. Larry Ralph DURR, b. 4 Jan 1913 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. Feb 1964 in Delhi, Richland, LA. He married 193-, Cleo BOONE, (d/o John Norman BOONE & Minnie Lee WHATLEY), b. 17 Apr 1912 in Pelican, DeSoto, LA, d. 26 Jun 2006 in Oak Grove, West Carroll, LA, bur. 28 Jun 2008 in Delhi Masonic Cemetery-Delhi, LA.

Children of Walter Leo DURR & Geneva ROBINETTE:

  1. Earl Willard DURR, b. 11 Aug 1915 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 19 Dec 1985 in Sabine Pr., LA, bur. Bethany-Jennings Chapel Cemetery-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 11 Oct 1940 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (46-280), Lois PARKER, (d/o George Franklin "Piddy" PARKER & Bessie Pearl FREE), b. 11 Nov 1921 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 29 Mar 2003 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Bethany-Jennings Chapel Cemetery-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  2. Walter Leo DURR, Jr., b. 7 Dec 1916 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 10 Apr 2005. He married 10 Oct 1940 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (46/381), Alice DOWNS, (d/o Jewell B. DOWNS & Effie SHOEMAKE), b. 5 Oct 1924, d. 7 Nov 1991, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA.
  3. Lucy Edna DURR, b. 8 Apr 1918 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 16 Mar 1998 in Bastrop, Morehouse, LA, bur. Green, West Carroll, LA. She married 5 Dec 1940 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (46-439), Evans Calvin CUTRIGHT, (s/o William R. CUTRIGHT & Ophelia JORDAN), b. 3 Nov 1914 in LA, d. 27 Jun 1997 in Mer Rouge, Morehouse, LA.
  4. J. W. "Dick" DURR, b. 17 Aug 1920 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 4 Mar 2001 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Bethany-Jennings Chapel Cemetery-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (1) Ettie Lee LITTON *. He married (2) 18 Apr 1946 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (51/139), Pearl Viola PARKER, (d/o George Franklin "Piddy" PARKER & Bessie Pearl FREE), b. 3 Jun 1924 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 7 Dec 1985 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. Bethany-Jennings Chapel Cemetery-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (3) 31 Jul 1986 in Sabine Co., TX (M404), Ruby Pearl FREE (d/o Emmett Henry FREE & A. Dona AINSWORTH), b. 7 Nov 1910 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 5 Dec 1987. He married (4) 31 Dec 1992 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (66/431), Gladys Maude WILSON (d/o Dudley Dunn WILSON & Sarah Lavadah JONES), b. 10 Dec 1922 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 30 Aug 2016.
  5. Laura Lucinda DURR, b. 4 Nov 1924 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 13 Dec 2009 in Thatcher, Graham, AZ. She married 25 Feb 1941 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (47-56), Oscar Joseph KNOTT, Jr., (s/o Oscar Johnson KNOTT & Edna Clara OLIVE), b. 17 Jan 1919 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 25 Oct 1999 in Thatcher, Graham, AZ.
  6. Lela Grace DURR, b. 15 Mar 1926 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 30 Jun 2013 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX, bur. Morse Cemetery, Buna, TX. She married 30 Nov 1946, Buford Lanice SISTRUNK, (s/o Arthur Cleveland Sistrunk & Susie Raymond), b. 26 Feb 1922 in Mitchell, Sabine, LA, d. 26 Jan 1994 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX.
  7. Barnett Robinette DURR, b. 22 Feb 1929 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 27 Mar 2014, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 12 Oct 1945 in Natchitoches, Pr., LA (50/382), Lela DOWNS, (d/o Jewell B. DOWNS & Effie SHOEMAKE), b. 28 Mar 1928 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 31 Oct 2020, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  8. Tracy Elbert DURR, b. 9 Jan 1933 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 10 Nov 2014, in Hall Summit, Red River Pr., LA, bur. in Social Springs Cemetery, Red River Pr., LA. He married 10 Sep 1955 in Washington Pr., LA, Melba Louise WILLIAMSON, (d/o Roddin Alvin WILLIAMSON & Mary Ellen SMITH), b. 21 Jan 1938 in Mangham, Richland, LA, d. 29 Sep 2022 in Coushatta, Red River, LA, bur. in Social Springs Cemetery, Red River Pr., LA.

* Information on living persons omitted.

Ode's familiy
Walter Leo, Geneva, Walter Jr.
Claude, Bessie
Earl Willard, Larry

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(Last edited: 2/19/2023)

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