Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dukes, Norman E. 1993 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 19, 2010, 3:31 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 14, 1993 Norman E. Dukes, 53, of 215 North Dexter, Ionia, died at his residence Sunday after a long illness. Born April 7, 1940 in Oneida Township, Eaton County, he was the son of Orpheus and Mary Randolph Dukes. He attended Grand Ledge Public Schools. He had retired as a maintenance man for Quality Dairy Co. of Lansing. He was married to the former Syverine Avery in November 1977; she survives. Also surviving are a son, Norman Dukes Jr. of Michigan; two stepsons, Richard Allen of Lyons and Lyle Allen of Ionia; a daughter, Sally Dukes of Ionia and two stepdaughters, Rosemary Roberts of Ionia and Bobbie Jo Allen of Orleans; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Dukes of Eaton Rapids and Sam Dukes of Grand Ledge; and a sister, Josephine DeShaw of Grand Ledge. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from Hull Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Steve Burkhart of Eagle Wesleyan Church officiating. Burial will be in Lyons Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/dukes8292nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb