Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Duck, Mary E. Turner, 1958 

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MARY ELIZABETH TURNER DUCK 

MRS. J.G. DUCK, 83, BURIED MAY 13 AT MT. CARMEL CHURCH 

   Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Turner Duck, 83, one of Walters' oldest residents, died 
at her home on Sunday, May 11, about 11:45 p.m. after an illness of several 
months.

   Known in the community as "Aunt Fannie," she was one of Walters' most 
active elder citizens until her health failed about a year ago.

   She was the widow of John Gilbert Duck and the daughter of Robert and Mary 
Lou Edwards Turner of Isle of Wight County.  She was a member of Mt. Carmel 
Christian church and of its Woman's Missionary Society.

   She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John Ballard, and a granddaughter, Mrs. 
J. Leonard Rose, Sr., of Walters; a grandson, John Ballard, Jr., of Suffolk; 
and a great-grandson, John Leonard Rose, Jr., of Walters.

   Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. 
Carmel Christian Church by Rev. Ellis Clark, a former pastor, and Rev. R.E. 
Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery.

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MARY ELIZABETH TURNER DUCK

   Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Turner Duck, 83, one of Walters' oldest residents, died 
at her home on Sunday, May 11, about 11:45 p.m. after an illness of several 
months.

   Known in the community as "Aunt Fannie," she was one of Walters' most 
active elder citizens until her health failed about a year ago.

   She was the widow of John Gilbert Duck and the daughter of Robert and Mary 
Lou Edwards Turner of Isle of Wight County.  She was a member of Mt. Carmel 
Christian church and of its Woman's Missionary Society.

   She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John Ballard, and a granddaughter, Mrs. 
J. Leonard Rose, Sr., of Walters; a grandson, John Ballard, Jr., of Suffolk; 
and a great-grandson, John Leonard Rose, Jr., of Walters.

   Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. 
Carmel Christian Church by Rev. Ellis Clark, a former pastor, and Rev. R.E. 
Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery.

   Pallbearers were A.L. Duck, Taylor Holland, Frank Johnson, Sherman Johnson, 
Clifton Joyner, Otis Joyner, Dr. Ivan Steele and Johnnie Steele.


Mary Elizabeth "Aunt Fannie" (TURNER; Mrs. John G.) DUCK, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 11 May 1958, at home, Walters, age 83, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 13 May 1958, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 34, No. 51, May 15, 1958; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 22, 1958, Section II, p. 4 

*Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," July 21, 1944, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d200j1ob.txt 


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