Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....O'Meara, Elsie Duck, 2000 

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ELSIE DUCK O'MEARA 

  Elsie "Tulie" Duck O'Meara died Oct. 10, 2000, quietly in her home. 

  Mrs. O'Meara was born in Isle of Wight County and was the daughter of the 
late John Irvin and Martha Carr Duck of Walters.  She retired after 35 years 
of service from GTE Telephone Co. and had continued to meet regularly with 
co-workers and former employees of the telephone company.  She was a lifelong 
member of Mount Carmel Christian Church.  She treasured the friendships made 
with other cancer survivors in her cancer support group.  Mrs. O'
Meara traveled extensively with her husband pursuing their interest in Peanut 
Pals and in the many Cooperative Extension conferences across the country. 

  She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Delbert E. O'Meara; a sister, 
Martha Duck DeLap of Windsor; two brothers, John I. Duck Jr. and wife, Sandra, 
and Bobby Ray Duck and wife, June, of Franklin; mother-in-law, Genevieve 
O'Meara; brother- and sister-in-law, Paul and Judy O'Meara, all of Manassas; 
nieces and nephews, Margaret Cobb Cutchins of Carrsville, Lynn Cobb Butler of 
Windsor, George Cobb III of Franklin, John Wayne Cobb of Windsor, Cheryl Cobb 
Gibbs of Virginia Beach, John Kevin Duck of Windsor, Kim Duck Flythe of 
Franklin, Stephanie Elizabeth Duck of Richmond and Paul O'Meara Jr. of 
Manassas; and numerous great-nephews and -nieces.  She was predeceased by an 
infant sister, Margaret Louise Duck. 

  Mrs. O'Meara was a geniune lady, inside and out, and will truly be missed by 
her family and wide host of friends. 

  The family will receive visitors today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wright Funeral 
Home, Franklin, and at other times at the residence.  A funeral will be held 
Friday at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Church, Walters, with burial in the church 
cemetery.  A reception will follow in Walters Community House.  Memorial 
donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Ruth Petty, 116 
Southampton Road, Franklin, VA 23851. 


Elsie "Tulie" (DUCK; Mrs. Delbert E.) O'MEARA, retired from GTE Telephone, 
b. 9 Mar 1931, Isle of Wight Co., d. 10 Oct 2000, at home, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 23 Jun 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), June 22, 2000, p. B9 

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


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