Barbara Queener Durden

Barbara Durden, born March 7, 1933, passed away quietly on October 4, 2022, at her home in Tallahassee, Florida. She was surrounded by her family and her hospice nurses and passed away quietly in her sleep. She is survived by her husband, Dawson, to whom she was married for 66 years. She is also survived by her daughter, Catherine, and her son, David, as well as three grandchildren, David, Jonathan, and Amanda. Barbara was outgoing, loving and kind. She had a heart filled with compassion and a deeply felt abiding Christian faith. She courageously spoke openly of her love for Christ at her Presbyterian Church in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she taught Sunday School and strongly influenced the lives of her husband and many young adults and teenagers. She and her husband opened their home in Kaneohe, Hawaii, to a team of young evangelists who lived in their home for three months in 1979, initiating a neighborhood outreach to many teenage boys and girls living nearby. Meetings were held in their home several times a week where young people heard the gospel proclaimed and were invited to dedicate their lives to Christ and abstain from marijuana, alcohol, and rowdy vandalism. They were taught to love God, one another, and their neighbors. Over the years their home grew into a home church where the gospel was proclaimed, the Scriptures were taught and God was worshiped. Missionaries from Youth with a Mission found rest, refreshment, encouragement and financial support in their Hawaiian home as they traveled from Europe, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh, and the Solomon Islands. For many years Barbara rejoiced as she received periodic news from these young people (now thirty years older) of the spread of the gospel and growth of the faith in foreign lands. Barbara did not wish to have a funeral or memorial service. Her family is grateful that you remember her in your heart and wishes to thank all her friends and loved ones near and far for all the gifts of love, comfort, remembrance and condolence. We are all very deeply touched. (You might also be interested in reading “A note from Cathy about Mom and the photos on display here, Parts 1 and 2” posted in the comment section on the main Tribute Wall page. There’s also an interesting story about Green Guy posted under the photo listed as "Media 8 of 30" in the album entitled Cuddly Friends.) The family is being assisted by James Sircy and Jackie Fulford of Young Fulford Funeral Home and Crematory, Tallahassee, FL. 850.610.4444

Barbara Queener Durden

March 7, 1933 - October 4, 2022