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LaNelle (Bishop) Durden

January 24, 1938 ~ November 22, 2017 (age 79) 79 Years Old

LaNelle Durden Obituary

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. LaNelle Bishop Durden, age 79, of Twin City, GA, on Wednesday, November 22, 2017.

Funeral services will be Friday, November 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM in the Twin City First Baptist Church with Rev. Gilbert Wommack officiating.

Interment will follow in the Bishop Chapel Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Twin City First Baptist Church one hour prior to the service.

Pallbearers are  G. W. Johnson, Wade Johnson, Tal Johnson, Phillip Rehberg, Brad Durden, Tommy Durden and Ken Warnock.

Mrs. Durden was born January, 24, 1938 in Millen, GA to the late Jack Allen and Rubye Mulling Bishop and lived most of her life in Twin City, GA.  She was a homemaker, licensed insurance agent with Durden Insurance Agency, and was a graduate of Tift College, receiving a degree in Education.  Mrs. Durden was a member of Twin City First Baptist Church, and for 65 plus years, since the age of 9,  served as an organist and pianist for many area churches.  She was very active in numerous church and civic organizations throughout the city, county and state, and in addition to her parents was preceded in death by her husband, F. Dickson Durden.

Survivors include:

One Daughter: Disa D. McCommon (George) of Macon, GA

One Son: Dal D. Durden (Windy) of Swainsboro, GA

Three Grandchildren: Maryanna D. Jones (David), Miriam D. Williams (Blake) and William McCommon.

One Great-Grandchild: Dickson David Jones, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Bishop Chapel Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Barbara Stokes, 717 Ehrlich Farm Rd., Swainsboro, GA  30401

Condolences may be submitted online at www.durden-hudsonfuneraldirectors.com

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements for the funeral of  Mrs. LaNelle Bishop Durden of Twin City, GA

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Services

Visitation
Friday
November 24, 2017

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Twin City First Baptist Church
Hwy 80 East
Twin City, GA 30471

Interment
Friday
November 24, 2017

2:00 PM
Bishop Chapel Cemetery

Funeral Service
Friday
November 24, 2017

2:00 PM
Twin City First Baptist Church
Hwy 80 East
Twin City, GA 30471

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