Becky was born March 22, 1955, at Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport, the daughter of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Birdwell. She graduated from Captain Shreve High School in 1973 and from Baylor University in 1977 with a degree in elementary education. She taught at Curtis Elementary School, Bossier City, for six years. She was a loving mother who devoted the past eleven years of her life to homeschooling her children. As a dear, loving wife she was her husband's best friend. She will be greatly missed and forever remembered.
Becky was a lifetime resident of Shreveport and a mernber of Heritage Baptist Church. Her life was characterized by her love for the Lord, the study of His Word and her service to Him in the children's ministries of the church, especially the nursery.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, James Michael Durham and her children, Martha Helen Durham and James Michael Durham, Jr. of Shreveport; her brother, John Roland Birdwell, Jr., Prescott, AZ; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lucile Zea Durham and James Malcolm Durham, Shreveport; one nephew, John Roland Birdwell, III, Seagoville, TX; and three nieces, Tara Birdwell and Rebecca Thomas, Seagoville, TX and Sheenna Birdwell, USAF, OK.
Pallbearers will be Timothy Burnham, Alvin Gore, Dr. Timothy Nicholls, Howard Prince, Scott Schober and Walter D. White.
The family wishes to express heartfelt thanks to Dr. Timothy Nicholls and the emergency room staff of Willis Knighton North.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Becky's memory to Heritage Baptist Church, 2801 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71104.
Centuries Funeral Home
318-686-4334
SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, May 31, 2002
Becky was born March 22, 1955, at Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport, the daughter of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Birdwell. She graduated from Captain Shreve High School in 1973 and from Baylor University in 1977 with a degree in elementary education. She taught at Curtis Elementary School, Bossier City, for six years. She was a loving mother who devoted the past eleven years of her life to homeschooling her children. As a dear, loving wife she was her husband's best friend. She will be greatly missed and forever remembered.
Becky was a lifetime resident of Shreveport and a mernber of Heritage Baptist Church. Her life was characterized by her love for the Lord, the study of His Word and her service to Him in the children's ministries of the church, especially the nursery.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, James Michael Durham and her children, Martha Helen Durham and James Michael Durham, Jr. of Shreveport; her brother, John Roland Birdwell, Jr., Prescott, AZ; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lucile Zea Durham and James Malcolm Durham, Shreveport; one nephew, John Roland Birdwell, III, Seagoville, TX; and three nieces, Tara Birdwell and Rebecca Thomas, Seagoville, TX and Sheenna Birdwell, USAF, OK.
Pallbearers will be Timothy Burnham, Alvin Gore, Dr. Timothy Nicholls, Howard Prince, Scott Schober and Walter D. White.
The family wishes to express heartfelt thanks to Dr. Timothy Nicholls and the emergency room staff of Willis Knighton North.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Becky's memory to Heritage Baptist Church, 2801 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71104.
Centuries Funeral Home
318-686-4334
SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, May 31, 2002
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