Mrs. Ethlyn Witt Durden, age 95, of Higgston/Mt. Vernon died Friday, August 28, 2015 at Glenwood Heathcare Nursing Center after an extended illness.  

Ethlyn was a native and lifelong resident of Montgomery County.  She was a homemaker, a member of Higgston Womens Club and was the oldest member of Higgston Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, William Grady Durden in 1967.

Ethlyn is survived by her son, Reverend Dr. Wayne Durden and wife Sherra of Dublin and her daughter, Priscilla Oxley Ruckno and husband Louis of Vidalia and Dallas Pennsylvania; her sister, Marion Witt Hutcheson of Higgston; three grandchildren Angela Dixon and husband Stewart, Dr. Witt Durden and wife Krista and Walker Oxley; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ethlyn Witt Durden will be held Monday, August 31, at 11:00 am at College Hill Baptist Church with Reverend Craig Wilkes officiating.  Interment will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery in Vidalia.  The family will receive friends at the Church on Monday morning from 9:00 am until the hour of the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to College Hill Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon.

Stewart-Rosier Funeral Service of Vidalia is in charge of funeral arrangements.