Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:10 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Cora Ann Winchester Durham

Cora Ann Winchester Durham, 87, passed away Sept. 8 in Anniston.

She was born March 22, 1933, near Pleasant Site in Franklin County to Joseph Fred Winchester and Vivian Carter Winchester. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Saks, Anniston, where she actively participated in the Golden Jewels Senior Group and her Sunday School class. She was a member of Pleasant Site Church of Christ when she lived in the Pleasant Site community.

Cora Ann was an avid seamstress who pieced and quilted many quilts that she gave away to family and friends.

Graveside services will be held Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Site Cemetery, Red Bay, with Dr. Todd Stewart officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Site Cemetery. Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, is in charge of the arrangements.

Family left to cherish her memory are a daughter, Polly Crow (Douglas); a son, Steven Durham; grandchildren Jason Crow (Jessica), Shannon Durham (Jasmine), Zachary Crow (Ashley) and Dustin Durham (Natasha); seven great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law Mary W. Craig and Charlotte Winchester; and nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Lillie Mae Durham and her husband Herbert; two brothers, James and John Winchester; and a niece, Laura Winchester.

Pallbearers will be Douglas, Jason, Zachary and Jackson Crow, Brandon King and Tifford Bordon.

She diligently donated school supplies every year to help elementary students. In her honor, donate supplies to the class of your choice.

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