Frances "Jerri" Baty Durham

April 30, 2022

Frances “Jerri” Durham passed away on April 30, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was 78 years old. Her decade long battle with Parkinson’s Disease did not diminish her beautiful smile and joyous personality. She was a wonderful mother, wife and friend. Jerri is survived by her husband of 52 years, William “Sonny” Durham, her daughter Carla Eischeid and her favorite person, her son-in-law, Mike Eischeid. She is also survived by her sister, Joe Chastain, of Rising Fawn, Georgia, her sister Vivian Echols, of Pass Christian, Mississippi, Voy Baty of Kentucky and several nieces and nephews. She is having a heavenly reunion with her parents, Ella and Horace Baty as well as her 9 siblings. The family wants to thank Hospice of Chattanooga for their kind and compassionate care during her final months and weeks. In lieu of a funeral the family will be having a Celebration of Life. Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home-Fort Oglethorpe.