Betty Durling has passed away

by | Apr 17, 2024 | On the rail | 0 comments

Services for Betty Correll Durling will be held at 11 a.m. April 20 at the Lamington Presbyterian Church in Bedminster, N.J.

Mrs. Durling, 94 died April 12 at her home in Whitehouse. She and her late husband, Carlton Durling were members of the Essex Fox Hounds for 40 years.

A resident of Vero Beach during the winters, she was a graduate of Kent Place School in Summit and Penn Hall College in Chambersburg, Pa.

An avid golfer, Mrs. Durling was a member of the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. Prior to that, she belonged to the Roxiticus Golf Club in Mendham. Her name appears on many of the trophies at both clubs. She was also a member of the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association and the Women’s New Jersey Golf Associations.

Mrs. Durling also was interested in bridge, and played her last game March 14.

She was a volunteer for several community services, including the Red Cross and Hunterdon Medical Center, and was instrumental in starting the Hunterdon County Office of Aging.

She is survived by two sons, C. Correll Durling of Hobe Sound, Fla., and Dean C. Durling of Whitehouse, a former master of the Essex Fox Hounds; her daughter, Denise T. Durling of Charlotte, Vt., nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Lamington Presbyterian Church, 355 Lamington Rd., Bedminster N.J. 07921