Monday, September 7, 2009

Two Durham cousins pass away

Two elderly Durham cousins passed away in August. Daisy (Durham) McGuire of Cedar Falls, Iowa – formerly of Chadron, Nebraska – died August 20th at the Western Home Communities Health Center in Cedar Falls. It was just one day after her 91st birthday. Nine days later (8/29/09), in Spearfish, South Dakota, 90-year-old Merle (Durham) Wolfskill – a life-long resident of Crook County, Wyoming – passed away. Daisy Durham McGuire was born August 19,1918 in rural Chadron. She was the daughter of Harold and Elsie (Grimm) Durham. Her cousin, Merle Durham Wolfskill, was born to Tom and Ada (Bear) Durham on their homestead near Seeley, Wyoming, on May 4, 1919. Harold and Tom Durham were brothers. Above is a photograph of the Tom and Ada Durham family, probably taken in the late 1930s. Merle is shown on the far left; then her mother, Ada; her brother, Gale; and father, Tom. Gale Durham was killed in action during World War II fighting in France.
Unfortunately we have no similar photo of the McGuire family. We are posting links to the obituaries of both Daisy McGuire and Merle Wolfskill . To see some other photos of the Durham family, you can visit our Maiden-Durham Gallery.