Margaret Durham

Margaret Ruth Lyle Durham, 92, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor. Born in Rossville, Ga., in 1921, to the late Oscar and Gertrude Lyle. She was graduated from Central High School in 1939. Margaret worked until she retired, with TVA as an executive secretary. She was an active member of Brainerd Baptist Church (Charter member). Margaret is preceded in death by her husband Donald Durham; parents Oscar William Sr., (Estell) and Gertrude Ruth Stotts Lyle; sisters Kate Lyle Blevins and Frances Lyle Carico; brother O.W. Lyle. Margaret is survived by her sons Donald Philip ( Lynn) Durham and Richard Lyle ( Spence) Durham; daughter Jane Durham ( Jim) Ball; grandchildren Jeremy Paul Durham, Rebekah Jane Durham, Brian Durham Ball, Eric Douglas Ball, Margaret Kathryn Durham McLawhorn and Franklin Lyle Durham; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Jan. 14, from 9-10:30 a.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home-North Chapel. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery with Pastor Steve Rowland officiating Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaNorthChapel.com Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, Highway 153, Hixson, Tennessee 37343.