Ronald Augustus Durham Sr., 73

MADISON HEIGHTS, Va. - Ronald Augustus Durham Sr., of Madison Heights, formerly of Dover, Del., died Monday Oct. 20, 2008, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was 73. Mr. Durham was born Dec. 12, 1935, in Dover, Del., to the late Augustus Durham and Martha Carney Durham. Mr. Durham worked as a Union Electrician out of Local Union. He also had worked as a plumber in the Smyrna area. Mr. Durham enjoyed deer hunting, touring on his motorcycle and watching standard breed horse racing. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his grandson Jason Durham. He is survived by his wife of seven years, Barbara Bryant Durham of Madison Heights; two sons, Ronald A. Durham Jr. of Dover, Del., David Durham and his wife Karen if Kenton, Del.; daughter, April Durham of Smyrna, Del.; brother, Robert Elmer Durham of Bridgeton, N.J.; sister, Marlyn Gourley of Magnolia, Del.; five grandchildren, Ashley and Brian Wolfe, Jeffrey Durham, Tiffany Hand and Madison Durham all of the Smyrna, Del., area; two great-grandsons, Adam and C.J. Hand. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at the Forest Grove Seventh Day Adventist Church, 4950 Pearsons Corner Road, Dover, Del. Friends may call two hours prior. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Delaware Hospice, 911 S. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapel, 61 S. Bradford Street, Dover. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook can be signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.