Willie Frank Durham

Willie Frank Durham, 84 of Susquehanna Township passed away peacefully on Monday April 23, 2012 in the Harrisburg Hospital.  He was a decorated Veteran of WW11 and the Korean Conflict. He was a dedicated employee of Olivetti Underwood and the former New Cumberland Army Depot.  More Importantly, he was a devoted family man. Born Dec. 11, 1927 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania to the late George and Posie Durham.  He leaves behind his beloved wife Betty Jane; children Dwayne (Sonseeahray), Durham, Willie Jr., George and Ernest (Loretta) Durham, Angela Durham-Knight (Rick) and Eric (Michelle) Durham, twenty-one grandchildren,  and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren with a host of other relatives and friends.   He will be remember as an avocate and mentor to many. He was preceded in death by 6 sisters, Bernice, Georgia, Susie, Ludy Louise and Evelyn. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday April 30, 2012 at Wesley Union A.M.E. Church with a viewing beginning at 9:00 to 10AM.   Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with military honors. On behalf of the family the Hooper Memorial Home Inc. wishes to thank all of you for all of your acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy during their bereavement.