Suffolk City-Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Duck, Richard M., 1990 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

Richard Duck 

  Richard M. Duck, 77, died Jan. 3, 1989, in Obici Hospital.  He was a native 
of Franklin. [sic*] 

  He had retired as a locomotive operator for the Lone Star Cement, Inc.  He 
also worked with the City of Suffolk as a parking lot attendant.  He was a 
member of Trinity Christian Church. 

  Survivors include his wife, Elsie S. Duck; three daughters, Clara Ann D. 
Crawford of Portsmouth, Mary D. Jones of Maudlin, S.C., and Sarah D. Crawford 
of Suffolk; two sons, William J. Duck of Windsor and Richard "Dickie" Duck of 
Suffolk; two sisters, Susie D. Carpenter of Franklin and Florence G.D. Nixon 
of Suffolk; two brothers, Henry Duck of Portsmouth and J.B. Duck of 
Smithfield; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. 

  Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. in Holly Lawn Cemetery 
by the Rev. Byron McCreary.  The family will receive friends Friday at the 
home of Sarah D. Crawford, 1141 Turner Dr.  R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home is 
in charge of arrangements. 

****************************************************************************** 

Correction 

  In the Thursday obituary for Richard Duck, the date of death was incorrect. 
It should have read as follows: 

  Richard M. Duck, 77, died Jan. 3, 1990, in Obici Hospital.  He was a native 
of Franklin. 


Richard Mills DUCK, retired Lone Star Cement locomotive operator, 
b. 25 May 1905, Warrenton, Warren Co., NC*, d. 3 Jan 1990, Suffolk, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 5 Jan 1990, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Thurs., Jan. 4, 1990, p. 2; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Sun., Jan. 7, 1990, p. 2A 

*Additional information: 

Plot not specified; her parents, George Franklin and Cora Wise (CARR) PIERCE, 
   are buried in Block E, Lot N 1/2-6; her in-laws, Lot N 1/2-2. 
   Holly Lawn list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

Photos of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #128066790. 

D.Cert. 90-001291 gives b. Franklin, NC. 

Birthplace from WW-II draft card. 

His widow's obit appeared in the "Tidewater News," Mar. 9, 2003. 

His parents, Mills Solomon & Betty Frances (MOORE) DUCK, are buried in 
   Newman Memorial Cemetery, Oakland Christian Church, Chuckatuck. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/suffolk/obits/d200r7ob.txt