 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Roy Duke 2 September 1904 - 18 August 1980 Bertha M. Duke 2 August 1907 - 19 September 1986 Shirley A. Duke 4 September 1940 - 16 January 2013
ROY DUKE - Services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday in Dannel and Horton Chapel for Roy Duke, 75, retired
Hardwicke-Etter employee of Route 1, Sherman, who died Monday in a Sherman
hospital. Rev. James Causwell of Victory Baptist Church will officiate
and burial will be in West Hill Cemetery. Born in Grayson County,
he was the son of William and Rebecca Smith Duke, attended Grayson County
schools and was married to Bertha Rolen in 1928. He had lived in Grayson
County all of his life and was employed by Hardwicke-Etter 37 years. He
was a member of Victory Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife;
daughter, Shirley Duke of Sherman; and a brother, Clyde Duke of Sherman.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and at
other times at the residence, Route 1.  Sherman Democrat, page B-17 Denison Herald, page 2 September 19, 1986 BERTHA M. DUKE - SHERMAN - Funeral for Bertha M. Duke, 79, of Route 1, Sherman, who died Friday in a local hospital, will be at 11a.m. Monday in Dannel Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. James Crawford officiating. Burial will be in West Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Duke was born August 2, 1907, in Sherman, daughter of Simon and Stella Kellough Rolen. She married Roy Duke in February 1928 in Sherman. Mrs. Duke attended Bethany schools and was a member of the Victory Baptist Church. She worked for Carter Bag Company, Levi's and was employed by Pool Manufacturing for over 25 years. Surviving are a daughter, Shirley Duke of Sherman and sister, Zona Leverette of Sherman. The family will be at the funeral home from 6 to 7 Sunday night and other times at the family residence. The Herald Democrat January 18, 2013 SHERMAN - Shirley Ann Duke was born in Sherman to Roy and Bertha (Rolen) Duke. She graduated from Sherman High School and attended Grayson County College. Shirley worked at Texas Instruments for 35 years before retiring. She left the pain and suffering of this world behind on Tuesday, January 16, 2013 at Texoma HealthCare surrounded by her loved ones. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at West Hill Cemetery with Bro. Kevin George, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Sherman, will be sharing God's Word. Pallbearers will be John Leverette, Eric Bernard, Jathan Gurley, Dakota Leverette, Dace Grooms and Joshua Leverette. Shirley loved her family and her dogs. She loved to travel and during those times she met several celebrities. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were personal friends, she visited in their home on several occasions. She was preceded in death by her parents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Left to cherish her memory are Pam and Jack Gurley, cousins and caregivers for many years and a host of cousins, friends and co-workers. Shirley never met a stranger and we will miss her dearly. As a family we would like to thank those who worked to help Shirley in SICU at Wilson N. Jones, Texoma HealthCare and Heart to Heart Hospice Care. All of you were blessings to Shirley and helped us through a very tough time. May God richly bless each and every one of you. "Happy Trails Shirley until we meet again"…. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2013 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
