  William Charles Duty
JUL 26 1942 - APR 04 2023 William Charles Duty of Anna, Texas went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2023, at the age of 80. William, also known as Charles, was born to Bill and Bernice Duty on July 26, 1942, in Liberty, Texas. Charles graduated from Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Louisiana and later attended Lafayette University. He was a Veteran of the Naval Reserves. Charles was very involved in his community; he served on the South Grayson Water Board for several years and was involved in the Boy Scouts for many years. Charles was a member and Deacon of the Heritage Church in McKinney, Texas. After 35 years Charles retired from Texas Instruments and began his retirement job at TxDot, he worked there for 5 years. After his first retirement, Charles spent several years farming and enjoying his free time. His greatest love, however, was spending time with his family. Charles lived a life of honesty and integrity. He had very strong values and was dearly loved by those that knew him. Charles always made time for his family and others. His legacy will carry on forever, reminding us that the most important work you will ever do will be inside the walls of your home. Family was and will always be everything to Charles and his family. Charles is survived by his wife: Shirley Duty, two brothers: James and Darrell Duty, four children: Larry (Maura) Bridges, Kathleen (Clarence) Richardson, Diane Love (James), Chuck (Kristy) Duty, three stepchildren: Michael, Greg, and Jeff Moody, 16 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Charles was preceded in death by his parents: Bill and Bernice Duty and sister: Kathryn Veloski. A celebration of Charles' life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2023, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Charles' obituary page by clicking on the following link: Celebrationoflife.tv. Following the service, a procession will make its way to Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne Texas, 75495 to lay him to rest.  Van Alstyne Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |