Robert Stewart Durham, 80

FEDERALSBURG, Md. - Robert Stewart Durham Jr., of Federalsburg, died at Easton Memorial Hospital on Saturday, July 18, 2009. He was 80. He was born in Baltimore on July 12, 1929, the son of the late Robert Stewart Durham Sr. and Kathleen Alheit Durham. He attended school in Western Maryland and then served in the Marine Corp from 1951 - 1953. He moved to the Eastern Shore in 1959 and worked as a Poultry Inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture. For many years he owned and operated Durham's Market in Secretary. He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church located on Federalsburg Highway and American Legion Post 29 in Denton. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gloria Huebel Durham whom he married on Oct. 28, 1951; two children, Diana Whitby of Federalsburg, and Larry Durham and his wife Glinda of Federalsburg; four grandchildren, Robert Whitby and his wife Julie of Seaford, and Tina Ledford, Brent Durham and Joey Durham, all of Federalsburg; and three great-grandchildren, Brooks Whitby, Alana Chester and Connor Spedden. Memorial services for him will be 2 p.m. today at Concord United Methodist Church with Pastor James Michael officiating. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Concord Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. today. The family has requested that donations be made in his memory to the Memorial Fund at Concord United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 461, Denton, MD 21629. To share memories with the family please visit www.framptom.com.