Melton Durant
- Member for
- 15 years 10 months 5 days
- Find a Grave ID
- Memorial ID
- 73400317
Fallen Graver
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Bio
I was born 25 March 1926 and raised near Buffalo in Leon County, Texas, enteresd the army at age 18 in June 1944, stayed in 3 years after WWII was over, was recalled in Sept 1950 for 1 year during the Korean 'police action', went to work for the Polk County (Texas) Enterprise weekly newspaper in January 1952 where I met, working at the Enterprise, Evelyn Townley, married 25 July 1953.
Retired from The Baytown Sun, Baytown TX, in 1979 to these Cherokee Co TX hills and began research on our Durant and Townley family history. (and thoroughly enjoy the surprises we find!!!)
I believe the purpose of Find A Grave is much more than just another list of names buried somewhere - it, I believe, shows (or should show) WHO that name really was.
I know the difference between Family Historical FACT and Family Historical FICTION. And, I believe Find A Grave should be 'nothing but the facts, mam' (If I post it, you can take it to the courts)
Our surnames of primary interest are:-
Durant, Graham, McCanless/McKandles, Reeder, Webb, Page, Rodgers, Parsons;
Townley, Bruce, May, Magee, Lowe, Letney;
and their many affiliated surnames.
I was born 25 March 1926 and raised near Buffalo in Leon County, Texas, enteresd the army at age 18 in June 1944, stayed in 3 years after WWII was over, was recalled in Sept 1950 for 1 year during the Korean 'police action', went to work for the Polk County (Texas) Enterprise weekly newspaper in January 1952 where I met, working at the Enterprise, Evelyn Townley, married 25 July 1953.
Retired from The Baytown Sun, Baytown TX, in 1979 to these Cherokee Co TX hills and began research on our Durant and Townley family history. (and thoroughly enjoy the surprises we find!!!)
I believe the purpose of Find A Grave is much more than just another list of names buried somewhere - it, I believe, shows (or should show) WHO that name really was.
I know the difference between Family Historical FACT and Family Historical FICTION. And, I believe Find A Grave should be 'nothing but the facts, mam' (If I post it, you can take it to the courts)
Our surnames of primary interest are:-
Durant, Graham, McCanless/McKandles, Reeder, Webb, Page, Rodgers, Parsons;
Townley, Bruce, May, Magee, Lowe, Letney;
and their many affiliated surnames.
