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Frankie Leonora (Eccles) Duke was born on September 13, 1903 in Dickson County, Tennessee.
She was married in 1921 to Leslie Finis Duke (1893–1962), the son of Mordicai Johnson "Morty" Duke (1840–1937) and Palina Grove (Edwards) Duke (1850–1933).
A long-time member of Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ and living in Nashville, Frankie was 84 years old and a widow when she passed away on November 2, 1987 at Mid-State Baptist Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, daughter Iris Jean Duke and son Charles T Duke. Survivors included sons Marvin H Duke in Mobile, Alabama, Ivy Duke and Bill Duke of Nashville, daughter-in-law Gladys Duke of Peoria, Illinois, thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held on November 5th in the Chapel of Roses at Woodlawn Funeral lHome, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on November 4, 1987
Known children of Frankie and Leslie:
~ Charles Thomas Duke Sr (7 Feb 1922–2 May 1987) married Gladys Mae Stewart
~ Marvin Harold Duke (21 May 1925–11 Jan 2005) married Mary Elizabeth Scruggs
~ Leslie "Ivy" Duke (16 Jan 1932–27 Mar 2015) married Odessa Finch
~ Iris Jean Duke (22 Nov 1933–15 Feb 1961) single
~ Willie Dean "Bill" Duke (ca 1936– )
Frankie Leonora (Eccles) Duke was born on September 13, 1903 in Dickson County, Tennessee.
She was married in 1921 to Leslie Finis Duke (1893–1962), the son of Mordicai Johnson "Morty" Duke (1840–1937) and Palina Grove (Edwards) Duke (1850–1933).
A long-time member of Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ and living in Nashville, Frankie was 84 years old and a widow when she passed away on November 2, 1987 at Mid-State Baptist Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, daughter Iris Jean Duke and son Charles T Duke. Survivors included sons Marvin H Duke in Mobile, Alabama, Ivy Duke and Bill Duke of Nashville, daughter-in-law Gladys Duke of Peoria, Illinois, thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held on November 5th in the Chapel of Roses at Woodlawn Funeral lHome, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on November 4, 1987
Known children of Frankie and Leslie:
~ Charles Thomas Duke Sr (7 Feb 1922–2 May 1987) married Gladys Mae Stewart
~ Marvin Harold Duke (21 May 1925–11 Jan 2005) married Mary Elizabeth Scruggs
~ Leslie "Ivy" Duke (16 Jan 1932–27 Mar 2015) married Odessa Finch
~ Iris Jean Duke (22 Nov 1933–15 Feb 1961) single
~ Willie Dean "Bill" Duke (ca 1936– )
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Frankie Leonora (Eccles) Duke was born on September 13, 1903 in Dickson County, Tennessee.
She was married in 1921 to Leslie Finis Duke (1893–1962), the son of Mordicai Johnson "Morty" Duke (1840–1937) and Palina Grove (Edwards) Duke (1850–1933).
A long-time member of Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ and living in Nashville, Frankie was 84 years old and a widow when she passed away on November 2, 1987 at Mid-State Baptist Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, daughter Iris Jean Duke and son Charles T Duke. Survivors included sons Marvin H Duke in Mobile, Alabama, Ivy Duke and Bill Duke of Nashville, daughter-in-law Gladys Duke of Peoria, Illinois, thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held on November 5th in the Chapel of Roses at Woodlawn Funeral lHome, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on November 4, 1987
Known children of Frankie and Leslie:
~ Charles Thomas Duke Sr (7 Feb 1922–2 May 1987) married Gladys Mae Stewart
~ Marvin Harold Duke (21 May 1925–11 Jan 2005) married Mary Elizabeth Scruggs
~ Leslie "Ivy" Duke (16 Jan 1932–27 Mar 2015) married Odessa Finch
~ Iris Jean Duke (22 Nov 1933–15 Feb 1961) single
~ Willie Dean "Bill" Duke (ca 1936– )
Frankie Leonora (Eccles) Duke was born on September 13, 1903 in Dickson County, Tennessee.
She was married in 1921 to Leslie Finis Duke (1893–1962), the son of Mordicai Johnson "Morty" Duke (1840–1937) and Palina Grove (Edwards) Duke (1850–1933).
A long-time member of Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ and living in Nashville, Frankie was 84 years old and a widow when she passed away on November 2, 1987 at Mid-State Baptist Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, daughter Iris Jean Duke and son Charles T Duke. Survivors included sons Marvin H Duke in Mobile, Alabama, Ivy Duke and Bill Duke of Nashville, daughter-in-law Gladys Duke of Peoria, Illinois, thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held on November 5th in the Chapel of Roses at Woodlawn Funeral lHome, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on November 4, 1987
Known children of Frankie and Leslie:
~ Charles Thomas Duke Sr (7 Feb 1922–2 May 1987) married Gladys Mae Stewart
~ Marvin Harold Duke (21 May 1925–11 Jan 2005) married Mary Elizabeth Scruggs
~ Leslie "Ivy" Duke (16 Jan 1932–27 Mar 2015) married Odessa Finch
~ Iris Jean Duke (22 Nov 1933–15 Feb 1961) single
~ Willie Dean "Bill" Duke (ca 1936– )
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