Kester Calvin Duran

1915 - 2016  (101 years)

• Name	Kester Calvin Duran  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 Jul 1915	Delhi, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Bettins, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
  Residence	1930	Precinct 1, Castro, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1940	Commission Precinct 1, Castro, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	Jun 1942	Castro, Texas, USA   [7]
  Military Service	16 Jun 1942	Fort Sill, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  Name	Kester C Duran  [10]
  Name	Kester C Duran  [10]
  Name	Kester C Duran  [8]
  Name	Kester C Duran  [7]
  Name	Kester C Duran  [6]
  Name	Kester C Duran  [4]
  Name	Kester C. Duran  [5]
  Name	Kester Duran  [9]
  Name	Kester Duran  [11]
  Reference Number	6317
  Residence	Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA   [10]
  Residence	Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA   [10]
  Residence	Castro, Texas, USA   [3]
  Residence	1993	Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA   [8]
  Residence	2000	Yakima, Washington, USA   [11]
  Burial	2016	Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA   [5]
  Residence	Oct 2016	Yakima, Washington, USA   [4]
  Death	8 Oct 2016	Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I6317	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Claude Duran,   b. Abt 1894, Texas, USA
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Parilee Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1896, Texas, USA
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F2265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hazel
  Marriage	31 Oct 1937	Texas, USA   [1]
  Divorce	17 Sep 1942	Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F2263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sylvia Catherine Behrends,   b. 4 Jul 1917, Kress, Swisher, Texas, USA d. 18 Feb 1996, Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1946
  Children	1. Leon Duran  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F2264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jul 1915 - Delhi, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Bettins, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Precinct 1, Castro, Texas, USA Marriage - 31 Oct 1937 - Texas, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Commission Precinct 1, Castro, Texas, USA Residence - Jun 1942 - Castro, Texas, USA Military Service - 16 Jun 1942 - Fort Sill, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA Residence - - Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA Residence - - Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA Residence - - Castro, Texas, USA Divorce - 17 Sep 1942 - Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - 1993 - Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA Residence - 2000 - Yakima, Washington, USA Burial - 2016 - Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA Residence - Oct 2016 - Yakima, Washington, USA Death - 8 Oct 2016 - Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Kester Calvin Duran From his obituary
  	claude duran, pauline mildred duran, kester calvin duran and paralee elizabeth jackson 386
  	Kester Calvin Duran Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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