Durbin Funeral Rites Set Today

Funeral services for Zella M. Durbin, 92, will be held at the Fiser Funeral Home today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. Rev. Lester Litton will officiate.

Mrs. Durbin passed away at Howards' Convalescent Center in Swanton on Monday after an illness of six years.

She was born Feb. 2, 1875 to Asa and Lydia Gooding Hoppas in Damascus Township, Henry County, and spent her entire life in Damascus Township and Liberty Center.

She married Edward J. Durbin (former attorney and mayor of Liberty Centery on March 14, 1930. He preceded her in death January 1964.

She was a member of the Methodlst Church, the Order of Eastern Star, the Pythian Sisters and the Rebekah Lodge, all of Liberty Center.

The Rebekah Lodge conducted services on Wednesday evening at 7:30 and the Eastern Stars at 8:30 at the funeral home.