ALLENDALE, S.C. - Vivian S. Durden, age 99, widow of the late Dawson D. Durden, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Mrs. Durden was a native of Oriental, N.C. and the daughter of the late Samuel and Hattie Dowty Silverthorn. She was a former clerk at the Savannah River Site and a member of Mt. Arnon Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Mt. Arnon Baptist Church with the Reverend Mike Catoe Officiating. Interment will follow in Swallow Savannah Cemetery. Survivors include one daughter, Linda D. Dykes of Allendale; two grandchildren, Kathy W. Lane and her husband William of North Augusta and Wayne Woods and his wife Bridget of Allendale; four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Swallow Savannah Cemetery, P.O. 306, Allendale, SC 29810. Keith Smith Funeral Service, 128 Water Street, Allendale, SC 29810. (803-584-2492). Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-August 8, 2008