In this photo, which first appeared in the Lone Oak News — The Good Neighbor, from left: Derrin, Del and Bennie Durbin, are shown in 2005 after the removal of their gas pumps. Durbin Citgo and Durbin Service Station provided a full-service gas station and serviced automobiles for decades. On Easter Sunday in 1962, Bennie, seen pictured on right, opened the business with a partner on Lone Oak Road in Paducah. His late son Del, pictured in the middle, became his father’s business partner in June of 1978. Derrin, on left, was the last remaining Durbin to run the family business. He closed the doors and ceased operations Saturday.
Bennie Durbin joined his grandson, Derrin Durbin, during the last weekend of Durbin Service Station. The Lone Oak business has been family-owned and operated since 1962.
In this photo, which first appeared in the Lone Oak News — The Good Neighbor, from left: Derrin, Del and Bennie Durbin, are shown in 2005 after the removal of their gas pumps. Durbin Citgo and Durbin Service Station provided a full-service gas station and serviced automobiles for decades. On Easter Sunday in 1962, Bennie, seen pictured on right, opened the business with a partner on Lone Oak Road in Paducah. His late son Del, pictured in the middle, became his father’s business partner in June of 1978. Derrin, on left, was the last remaining Durbin to run the family business. He closed the doors and ceased operations Saturday.
Durbin Service Station, family-run since the 1960s, closed its doors Saturday after six decades of customer service in McCracken County.
Derrin Durbin, son of the late Del Durbin, and grandson of Bennie Durbin, serviced upward of 50 cars Friday and Saturday in the final days of operation.
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