| GREENSBORO — Mr. Robert Benson Duren, Sr., 86, peacefully passed away at his home on April 27, 2012. Mr. Duren was born in Gaston County North Carolina on February 9, 1926 to Johnson Duren and Bessie Benson Duren. He attended N.C A&T State University and worked for the U.S Postal Service. Survivors include sons Robert Benson Duren II AKA Ezekiel Ben-Israel (Lisa) and Dudley Horton; daughters Paula D. Shepard (Robert) and Regina L. Duren; former spouse Elda F. Duren; sisters-in-law Alma Fox, Deborah Mitchell, and Ruth Foust; nine grandchildren, six great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church, 631 East Florida St., Greensboro, NC, 27406. The family will receive friends at 10:30 a.m. and the funeral will start at 11 a.m.. Internment will follow in Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC. Hargett Funeral Service is assisting the family. |
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