Elsie Durr
Elsie Durr
January 24, 1917 – May 26, 2011
Grinnell, Iowa
Visitation: 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with the family present to greet friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 01, 2011 at First Baptist Church, 925 East Street, in Grinnell
Interment: following the service on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 at Rock Creek Cemetery west of Grinnell
Memorials: First Baptist Church, 925 East Street, Grinnell, IA 50112 or to the St. Francis Manor Building Fund, 2021 – 4th Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112.
Elsie Irene Taylor Durr was born the daughter of Nova and Ola Straley Taylor on January 24, 1917 in Milan, Missouri. She was raised near Milan and she attended country schools near her home.
She was united in marriage to LeRoy Durr on June 24, 1935 in Rock Island, Illinois. The couple resided near Kellogg, Iowa and in the Rock Creek Township. Elsie was a homemaker and she later worked for Bates Flowers in Grinnell for several years.
Elsie was a member of the First Baptist Church in Grinnell and the Kellogg Garden Club. She dearly loved her family and cherished the times they were together. She held a passion for gardening and growing flowers. Her other enjoyments included playing cards, sewing and quilting.
She is survived by her children, Ronald Durr of Grinnell and Linda (Harry) Schumacher of Hot Springs, Arkansas; 5 grandchildren, Sondra (Sean) Slattery of Lenexa, Kansas, Sonja (Stephan) Greenway of Glen Haven, Colorado, Susan (Tim) Smith of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Robyn Berardo of Grinnell, and Chris Durr of Oakland, California; 7 great grandchildren, John, Andrew, and Stephen Slattery, Anna and Sophie Greenway, and Noah and Ethan Smith; and her siblings, Gladys Reid and Betty Taylor of Grinnell, and Everette Taylor and Anna Belle Bausell of Browning, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, LeRoy; her son, Larry Durr; a grandson, Jacob Paul Durr; and her siblings, Waylon Taylor, Augusta Pierce, and Earl Taylor.
Source: Smith Funeral Home
