Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Obituary: Mrs. Cheryl Elaine Black Durham was born January 16th, 1959, in Franklin, Tennessee. She was the proud daughter of Rhomas Black, Jr. and Tommie Mai Dixon Black. Cheryl answered her call and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 18th, 2026, at Vanderbilt Hospital Clarksville, Tennessee.
Cheryl was educated in the Williams County Public Schools and was a 1977 graduate of Franklin High School. She continued her education by attending Lane College and received her bachelors and master’s in criminal justice on December 21st, 1983.
Cheryl accepted Christ in her life at an early age and was currently a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville.
She met the love of her life Herbert Bruce Durham, Jr., and they were married on September 30th, 1989.
Cheryl enlisted in the United States Army on September 16th, 1987, and served her country. She received an honorable discharge on September 13th, 1991. After her service with the military, she was employed by several entities where she could garner her expertise in Therapy. She worked with Family Therapy as an Associate Director, Nia Associates and Miller Motte Business College.
In her spare time; she enjoyed reading, networking, and watching sports.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rhomas, Jr. and Tommie Black.
Those left to celebrate her life and cherish her memories are her loving and devoted husband, Herbert Bruce Durham, Jr., brothers, John Calvin Black, Marcus Black, Romas Johnson, sisters, Lisa (Roy) Brown, Stacey Endsley, devoted cousin, Sandra M. Cameron, Anita (Acel) Pope, Nicolette (Alvin) Hardemon, Charlotte Gould, Kenneth Black, devoted, Sister-in-law, Rhonda Lee Durham, Cecilia Durham, Lucille and John, Harold Durham, Charles Edmonds and a host of friends.
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Mr. Samuel E. Hooker (1924-2012) began Hooker Funeral Home in 1968 when he purchased the Roberts Ivie & Vance Funeral home. He was a noted embalmer and a personable man with honorable character.
In his later years, Mr. Terrell Broady Sr. assisted in the embalming and funeral services with Mr. Hooker. He became a close family friend to the Broady family and wished Hooker funeral home to be under the Terrell Broady Funeral Home firm upon his passing.
Since its inception, Hooker Funeral Home has been a full-service funeral home specializing in: Traditional and Personalized Funeral Services, special limousine and transport services, funeral program design and printing, domestic and international shipping, Pre-Arranged Funeral Arrangements, Caskets, vaults, and urns, Notary Public Services, Cremations, and Obituaries.
