Arthur Edson Durfee

1917 - 2015  (97 years)

• Name	Arthur Edson Durfee  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Oct 1917	Nebraska   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jun 2015  [4, 5]
  Burial	White Memorial Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	I227779	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family	Martha Bristol Cross,   b. 15 Sep 1919, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York d. 28 Sep 2004, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1942	Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F90093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  GenealogyBank.com CHAMPAIGN – Arthur E. Durfee, 97, of Champaign died Monday (June 1, 2015) from old age and dementia. He grew up on a family farm and worked his own way through Cornell University. He also earned a master's and Ph.D. degree. He worked as an Agricultural Extension Agent, serving farmers throughout New York during World War II. Later, he served as Associate Director of Extension and Professor at Cornell University. Art was a caring world citizen. He focused his life on service to those less fortunate and was committed to church work and its missions. He gave three churches five-year challenge grants for mission projects. In addition, he endowed Community United Church of Christ with a new mission fund in December 2014. He and his wife traveled extensively in the United States as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. They also traveled to many foreign countries for work and service. He was a gentle man. He believed in the goodness of people. His sense of humor was evident in many funny "one-liners". He loved to share his passion for life planning, goal setting and financial planning. Art's wife of 62 years, Martha Cross Durfee, predeceased him in 2004. He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Connie Marion (Roland) of LaFayette, N.Y., Ruth Gilbert (Kenneth) of Champaign and Marj Marion (Wayne) of Olympia, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Art lived in Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh, N.C., for 22 years, and then with Gilberts in Champaign for seven years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S43361] Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Reliability: 3). Name: Martha Bristol Cross [Martha Cross Durfee] [Martha Durfee] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 15 Sep 1919 Birth Place: Syracuse Ono, New York Death Date: 28 Sep 2004 Father: Roger H Cross Mother: Grace C Bristol SSN: 126072785 Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as MARTHA BRISTOL CROSS; Apr 1955: Name listed as MARTHA CROSS DURFEE; 06 Oct 2004: Name listed as MARTHA C DURFEE [S67176] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Name Miss Martha Bristol Cross Gender Female Residence Place Wood River Marriage Date 27 Jun 1942 Marriage Place Fayetteville , New York Parents Roger Haskell Cross; Cross Spouse Arthur Edson Durfee Siblings Barbara Bristol Cross Roger Haskell (Reliability: 3). [S73044] 1950 census, Maryland, Prince George's county, Year: 1950; Census Place: University Park, Prince George's, Maryland; Roll: 5863; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 17-220 (Reliability: 3). [S80895] Cemetery index, White Memorial Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, (Find-a-Grave). [S80897] Obituary, GenealogyBank.com, Arthur E. Durfee.