Mrs. Inest Mae Durden

Inest “Inez” Mae Durden, 101, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at her home in Vicksburg. Visitation will be Sunday, November 22nd from 1 P.M. until the 2 P.M. Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in Florence City Cemetery. Mrs. Durden employed with Jitney Jungle and J.C. Penny in Jackson for over 31 years. She was a former member of Crestwood Baptist Church in Jackson, First Baptist Church of Florence and Parkway Baptist Church in Clinton. She was a long time Sunday School teacher and very involved in different church activities. A devoted, faithful Christian lady, she loved the Lord with all that was inside her. A friend to all, she opened her home and hosted many that were in need. Mrs. Durden was preceded in death by her husband, Jefferson William Durden; daughters, Billie Sills Saik and Chris Haithcock of Florence; and siblings, Hubert Farmer, Frankie Bennett and Ann Easton. She is survived by her honorary daughter, Paula Ellis of Bovina; brother, Bill Bell of Terry; 7 grandchildren, Vicki Sills Collums, Jeff Sills, Dan Sills, Angela Brown, Annette Rankin, Alison Young and Tim Nisley; and many great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Parkway Baptist Church in Clinton.