Obituaries:  Gordon E. (Shorty) Dukes, Sabine Parish       D-220
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 1, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Gordon E. (Shorty) Dukes

  Memorial services for Gordon E. (Shorty) Dukes, 55, were held
Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Antioch Baptist Church.

  Rev. Wilton Anthony, and E. E. Walker officiated. Interment was
in Antioch Cemetery, under the direction of Warren Meadows
Funeral Home.

  A special message, and taps were delivered by the D.A.V. Chapter
#21.

  Present were his many friends and family from not only the local
region, but ranging from as far as Texas, Colorado, Montana, and
Oregon.

  Mr. Dukes passed away very unexpectedly on Feb. 19, 1995, at his
home near Twin Islands.

  Mr. Dukes was born on July 21, 1939, in DeRidder. He served in
the U. S. Navy, aboard the U.S.S. Munsee, stationed in San Diego,
Calif., before settling for a time in south central Oregon.
Eventually, Shorty followed his heart back to western Louisiana,
and to the climate that best suited his favorite pastime, flower
gardening. Those who knew the soft-spoken man insisted he could
root a broom handle.

  Mr. Dukes is survived by his parents, Clifford and Annie Dukes
of Many, Rex and Theresa Dukes of Many; a daughter, Brenda Palma,
and husband of Many; a brother, Bobby Dukes and wife of Klamath
Falls, Ore.; two sisters, Delores Bagett and husband of John Day,
Ore., and Jackie ? and husband of Denver, Colo.; four
grandchildren; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

  Pallbearers were Stafford Miller, Lamar Mitchell, Frank Dew,
Lawrence Brandon, Earnest Richard, and Dewey Burr.