Show L H durrant marks anniversary porterville L H 11 durrant longtime long time resident of morgan county celebrated his olst birthday anniversary esary dec 2 at the home of a daughter mrs prank frank porter the day was spent q quietly u betly with members of his b is family cami I 1 y mr durr durrant ant who enjoys good health will travel to salt lake city dec 7 to officiate at the christening of his great grandchild lie ile was bom dec 2 1850 in deanshanger Deans hanger england and came to utah with his parents william and phoebe haar durrant in 1871 settling in porterville which community he helped to build he held many positions of trust in both church and state he was superintendent of the sunday school for 13 years and a member of porterville ward bishopric for seven years he also served in the high council of morgan stake for several years he has been a lifelong life long and ardent member of the church having filled two missions to great britain one from 1887 to 1889 and the other from 1908 1008 to 1910 ile he presided over the birmingham conference during the latter mission in in the presidency of the late charles W penrose mr durrant has always been interested in genealogical genealogic a I 1 and temple tempie work and has a great volume of cami family records record sf he married Sarah jane norwood june 13 1878 in the old salt lake endowment house she died in 1930 in 1937 he married hattie carter durrant and she died in 1943 he is the father of 12 children |