Ethel Durant

DARLINGTON — Ethel Vaughan Story Durant, age 92, died Sunday, January 13, 2008.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home officiated by Pastor Frankie Tanner. Interment will follow in Darlington Memory Gardens.

Of the eight daughters and one son born to the late Wiley Oscar Vaughan and Nannie Belva Dowling Vaughan, Ethel was the last tree standing. A long time resident of Mont Clare community, Darlington County, she spent the last four years of her life in Medford Place. Ethel was married to the late Joe Story and to the late W. W. Durant. She worked at Dixie Cup until her retirement in 1979 and was a charter member of Mont Clare Baptist Church, Darlington.

Survivors left to treasure her memory are: daughters, Phyllis (Stanley) Leibert and Belva Jones (G.W.) Hutchinson all of Darlington; three grandsons, Russell Jones of Darlington, John (Wanda) Jones of Bogart, GA; Joe (Mindy) Brandon of Albemarle, NC; one granddaughter, Holly (Jimmy) Brandon Thomson of Pineville, NC; two great-granddaughters, Erika Thomson, Sydney Leibert, and Kristin Jones; one great-grandson, Hunter Jones; one stepdaughter, Marie Durant (James)

Howle, two stepsons, J. T. Durant of Lydia, and Franklin (Gloria) Durant of Darlington; as well as several step-grandchildren and great grandchildren; also, a number of nieces and nephews.

Ethel was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kara Lynn Brandon and a stepson, Marvin Durant.

The family would like to thank the staff of Medford Place for the loving care they gave to our mom. Very special thanks to Delores Porter, a faithful caregiver.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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