Obituary of CORA CREMONIE DUKE, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  July 27, 1935

Headline:  Cora Cremonie Duke Passes Away Here on Last Saturday

The death angel visited in Jena on Saturday and took away Mrs. Cora Cremonie 
Duke, better known to her many friends in this section as "Grandma Duke", 
aged 86 years.  Mrs. Duke had been in ill health for sometime and her passing 
while not unexpected, came as a distinct shock to the people of this 
community.

She was born in Georgia on February 21, 1849, and had been a resident of Jena 
since 1916.  She was a devout member of the Baptist Church, holding her 
membership in Jena.

Funeral services were held at Pine Grove with interment in the cemetery at 
that place on Sunday;  Rev. L. D. Posey, her pastor at Jena, officiating.  
The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Kinner & Stevens, local 
undertakers.  Surviving the deceased are three sons, I. P. Duke of San 
Angelo, Tex.; E. N. and M. H. Duke of Jena, and two daughters, Miss Allie 
Duke of Jena and Mrs. W. R. Roberts, of Alexandria, as well as a score of 
other relatives.