December 6, 1937 ~ November 11, 2024
John Alexander Durnin Jr was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on December 6th, 1937 and passed on November 11th, 2024. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. John was also known as “Johnny”, “John Jr.”, and “PawPaw”. John graduated from Live Oak High School where he played basketball. Other hobbies throughout his life include weightlifting, archery, and raising cattle. He worked at Dow Chemical, Southern Valve, Valtek, Flowserve, and Curtiss Wright. He attended church at Live Oak Church. John is preceded in death by mother Lucille Pevey Durnin; father John Alexander Durnin Sr; sister Ward Ann Salem (KM); brother Joe Durnin; and daughters Laura, Johnna, and Jeanie Durnin. He is survived by wife Laurie Durnin; daughter Tracie Durnin Eisworth; sons John Alexander Durnin III (Catherine) and Fredrick Evans Durnin (Franke); nephews Michael Freeman and Jason and Joe Durnin; grandchildren Karrie (Nikki) Easterly, Jenny Davis (Drew), Kellye and John Robert Eisworth, Joshua, Emma, and Camille Durnin; and great-grandchildren Macy and Cayman York, Skylar and Adelyn Davis, and Jaime and Rileigh Eisworth. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs beginning at 1:00pm. Bro. Larry Badon will conduct funeral services at 1:30pm. Burial will follow in Roberts Cemetery in Amite, LA. Please sign the online guestbook at www.sealefuneral.com
5 comments
Sandra Murry
November 16, 2024 at 2:52 pm
Traci I am so sorry for the loss of your dad! I know you will miss him, but you still have those wonderful memories you have of him.
Prayers that God will pour out his loving mercy and provide you peace and comfort during this time of grief!
Keith and Kristen Porter
November 16, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God, provide you comfort and peace during this time of sorrow. John was a great friend and coworker as well as one of the kindest gentlemen I’ve ever known. He will be greatly missed and remembered forever.
Ann Brown and Family
November 15, 2024 at 7:25 pm
Praying that God will keep your family strong and happy. We were so blessed that our lives and John’s crossed in this journey because he was certainly a conduit through which Jesus’s blessing flowed. This is a blessed character we found in John and Laurie. John will be forever remembered and loved.
Fred Hall
November 15, 2024 at 4:18 pm
I worked with John at Valtek he was good friend and cheerful always. so sorry to hear he had passed. Blessings to family.
Billy, Rubby and Catherine Douglas
November 15, 2024 at 2:52 pm
May God provide in all things but most of all comfort and strength. John was such an inspiration to us as he freely share life lessons and wisdom as we started out. His kindness and brilliant forever left a lasting impact on us.