Jefferson COUNTY, GA - Obits  Misc Duke

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John  Forth  Duke - 1875-1955


John F. Duke, Thunderbolt, Ga, died yesterday  at  the
residence  of  his daughter, Mrs. D.O. Hall at  213 River
Drive , Thunderbolt. He  was  a member  of  the
Brotherhood  of the  Locomotive  Engineers and  of Wadley
Methodist  Church . Survivors  in addition  to  Mrs. Hall
are  a  son  Frank A  Duke , Savannah. A  brother J.T.
Duke , New Smyrna , Fla. Three  grandchildren  and  4
great  grandchildren . Funeral  services  were  held
today  at  11am  at  Fox  and Weeks Funeral Home ,
conducted  by  the Rev. R.Mills Gray , Pastor  of  the
Christian and Missionary  Alliance  Church. Burial  will 
be  in  Bonaventure  Cemetery  . Pallbearers  will  be
G.H.Hagins , D.A. Carter , William  Lupeck , J.L.Witt,
D.E. Parker  and  J.G. Tailey. Honorary  pallbearers
will  be  members  of  The Brotherhood  of Locomotive
Engineers  Of  The Central  Of Georgia  Railroad.


Mrs. Mary  Elizabeth  Duke -1875-1944


Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  Duke  died suddenly yesterday  at 
her  residence , 4107  Bull Street. She  is  survived  by
her  husband, John Frank (Forth) Duke, a  daughter  ,
Mrs. David Oscar  Hall. two  sons , Frank  Arthur  Duke
and  John  Thomas Duke ; and  a  sister ,  Mrs. Irene
Ricks of  Fort Screven. Funeral  services  will  be  held
at  3 o'clock Sunday  afternoon  at Sipple's Mortuary by 
the Rev, John D. Wilder , D.D. pastor of  Calvery Baptist
Temple . Burial  will  be  in  Bonaventure  Cemetery .
Active  pallbearers  will  be Raymond Mock, Hubert
Norton , Edward Smiley , Ben  T. Cox Jr. L.A. Clarke  and
Cecil  Clarke . Honorary  pallbearers will  be Jack
T.Lee, Charlie Showalter , Andrew Shelton, E.H. Hammock,
and J.E.Witt.



Franklin  Arthur Duke - 1895-1965


Franklin Arthur  Duke of  1206  Seiler Ave. died
unexpectedly  Monday night  in  a  Milledgeville
hospital . He  had  been  a  locomotive  engineer  for
the Central  of  Georgia . Surviors  are  his  wife Ruby 
Sconyers Duke , a  daughter , Mrs. Armand Venzia of
Naples , Italy : a  sister , Mrs. D.O.Hall  of
Thunderbolt:  and two  grandchildren . Moore's Funeral
Home  of Milledgeville is  in  charge .


James T. Duke - 1899-1953


James T. Duke  died  of natural  causes  - Coroner A
examination  of  the  body  of  James Thomas  Duke , 54
of  213  River Drive  , Thunderbolt  , Who  was  found
yesterday  morning  in  a  vacant lot  at  46th  and West
Broad  St. revealed  the  cause  of death  as natural
causes and exposure , according  to  report  from
coroner , Dr. Harold Smith , Chatham  County Coroner. The
body  was  found  shortly  after  10 am  by  a  negro,
John  Lee , who wandered  into  a  clump  of  bushes  on 
a  vacant  lot. Captain Leonard J. Hallman , Cheif
Homcide Investigator  of  the Savannah Police Dept. said
the  body  was  badly  decomposed and he  had  been  dead
for  4-7  days. Captain  Hallmain  said Mr. Duke  was
last  seen   by  a  family  member  1 week  ago  Tuesday.
Funeral  services  will  be  held  at  11 am , Fox  and
Weeks  Funeral Home, Conducted  by  Rev. R.Mills Gray of 
The Christian  and Missionary Alliance Church. Burial
will  be  in  Bonaventure Cemetery . He  was  a  native
of Wadley  , Ga. but  lived  most  of his  life  here. He
was  a  Veteran  of  W.W.1  and  had  been  in  ill
health  for many years. Surviors  are  his  father , John
F.F. Duke  of Thunderbolt  , a  brother  , Frank  A. Duke
of  Savannah , A sister  Mrs. D.O. Hall  of  Thunderbolt
, three  nieces  and  a nephew. Pallbearers  are  Frank
A. Kramer Jr. H.F. Burnside . Fay W. Fallin , G.C.
Hendrix , Harry Adler , Wade Young  and  all  members  of
Chatham  Post 32.



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