Rev. Joseph Robert Durway died peacefully Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, at his home. Rev. Durway was 89 years old.
He will be laid to rest privately with his parents in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1925, Robert was the son of Malcolm Robert and Catherine Bolin Durway. He was graduated summa cum laude from R.L. Paschal High School before attending and graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Robert also graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and attained a master's of systematic theology from Austin Seminary. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, Robert served churches in Eagle Lake, Sulphur, La., West End Collegiate Church, New York City, Congers, N.Y., and Wildwood, N.J. After retiring, he returned to Fort Worth to take care of his parents. The family wishes to express grateful appreciation to Dr. Alan Kelly, ResCare, and Paula Wilhelm for their care and kindnesses for Robert. He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother, Malcolm Bolin Durway. Survivors: In addition to his brother, Daniel Lindsey Durway and his wife, Flo, of Raleigh, N.C., Robert is survived by his nephews, Daniel Mark Durway and his wife, Julie, of Cary, N.C., and Lindsey Bolin Durway and his wife, Andrea, of St. Louis, Mo.; niece, Kristin Durway Whitesides and her husband, Greg, of Villa Grove, Colo.; two great-nephews; three great-nieces; and his sister-in-law, Betty Durway of Cape Coral, Fla.
He will be laid to rest privately with his parents in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1925, Robert was the son of Malcolm Robert and Catherine Bolin Durway. He was graduated summa cum laude from R.L. Paschal High School before attending and graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Robert also graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and attained a master's of systematic theology from Austin Seminary. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, Robert served churches in Eagle Lake, Sulphur, La., West End Collegiate Church, New York City, Congers, N.Y., and Wildwood, N.J. After retiring, he returned to Fort Worth to take care of his parents. The family wishes to express grateful appreciation to Dr. Alan Kelly, ResCare, and Paula Wilhelm for their care and kindnesses for Robert. He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother, Malcolm Bolin Durway. Survivors: In addition to his brother, Daniel Lindsey Durway and his wife, Flo, of Raleigh, N.C., Robert is survived by his nephews, Daniel Mark Durway and his wife, Julie, of Cary, N.C., and Lindsey Bolin Durway and his wife, Andrea, of St. Louis, Mo.; niece, Kristin Durway Whitesides and her husband, Greg, of Villa Grove, Colo.; two great-nephews; three great-nieces; and his sister-in-law, Betty Durway of Cape Coral, Fla.
Rev. Joseph Robert Durway died peacefully Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, at his home. Rev. Durway was 89 years old.
He will be laid to rest privately with his parents in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1925, Robert was the son of Malcolm Robert and Catherine Bolin Durway. He was graduated summa cum laude from R.L. Paschal High School before attending and graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Robert also graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and attained a master's of systematic theology from Austin Seminary. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, Robert served churches in Eagle Lake, Sulphur, La., West End Collegiate Church, New York City, Congers, N.Y., and Wildwood, N.J. After retiring, he returned to Fort Worth to take care of his parents. The family wishes to express grateful appreciation to Dr. Alan Kelly, ResCare, and Paula Wilhelm for their care and kindnesses for Robert. He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother, Malcolm Bolin Durway. Survivors: In addition to his brother, Daniel Lindsey Durway and his wife, Flo, of Raleigh, N.C., Robert is survived by his nephews, Daniel Mark Durway and his wife, Julie, of Cary, N.C., and Lindsey Bolin Durway and his wife, Andrea, of St. Louis, Mo.; niece, Kristin Durway Whitesides and her husband, Greg, of Villa Grove, Colo.; two great-nephews; three great-nieces; and his sister-in-law, Betty Durway of Cape Coral, Fla.
He will be laid to rest privately with his parents in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1925, Robert was the son of Malcolm Robert and Catherine Bolin Durway. He was graduated summa cum laude from R.L. Paschal High School before attending and graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Robert also graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and attained a master's of systematic theology from Austin Seminary. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, Robert served churches in Eagle Lake, Sulphur, La., West End Collegiate Church, New York City, Congers, N.Y., and Wildwood, N.J. After retiring, he returned to Fort Worth to take care of his parents. The family wishes to express grateful appreciation to Dr. Alan Kelly, ResCare, and Paula Wilhelm for their care and kindnesses for Robert. He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother, Malcolm Bolin Durway. Survivors: In addition to his brother, Daniel Lindsey Durway and his wife, Flo, of Raleigh, N.C., Robert is survived by his nephews, Daniel Mark Durway and his wife, Julie, of Cary, N.C., and Lindsey Bolin Durway and his wife, Andrea, of St. Louis, Mo.; niece, Kristin Durway Whitesides and her husband, Greg, of Villa Grove, Colo.; two great-nephews; three great-nieces; and his sister-in-law, Betty Durway of Cape Coral, Fla.
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