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John Alex Duke

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John Alex Duke

Birth
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Death
26 Sep 1946 (aged 66)
Louisiana, USA
Burial
Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Ancestry entries & the 1900 Census of Gates, Clarke, Alabama, list John to be the son of Martha Amanda Bradford and John Alexander Duke.

The WWI Draft Registration Card lists John Alex Duke to be born on Dec 10, 1879, a sawmill laborer in Longleaf. Nearest relative is Amanda Duke.

Date of death is Sept 26, 1946.

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Funeral services for John Duke, 87, of Longleaf, were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Longleaf Baptist Church with Dr. Houston Smith, the pastor of Pineville Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Butters Cemetery under the direction of Hargrove Funeral Home, Oakdale.

Surviving him are his wife Mrs. Ruth (Mary Ruth Lawson)Duke of Longleaf; three sons, M.C. Duke of Alexandria, Gerald Duke and J.A. Duke, Jr., both of Longleaf; three daughters, Mrs. Uyles Simmons of Port Arthur, TX; Johnny Ruth Duke and Margie Duke, both of Longleaf; six brothers, five sisters and three grandchildren.

LCAP September 26, 1946
Ancestry entries & the 1900 Census of Gates, Clarke, Alabama, list John to be the son of Martha Amanda Bradford and John Alexander Duke.

The WWI Draft Registration Card lists John Alex Duke to be born on Dec 10, 1879, a sawmill laborer in Longleaf. Nearest relative is Amanda Duke.

Date of death is Sept 26, 1946.

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Funeral services for John Duke, 87, of Longleaf, were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Longleaf Baptist Church with Dr. Houston Smith, the pastor of Pineville Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Butters Cemetery under the direction of Hargrove Funeral Home, Oakdale.

Surviving him are his wife Mrs. Ruth (Mary Ruth Lawson)Duke of Longleaf; three sons, M.C. Duke of Alexandria, Gerald Duke and J.A. Duke, Jr., both of Longleaf; three daughters, Mrs. Uyles Simmons of Port Arthur, TX; Johnny Ruth Duke and Margie Duke, both of Longleaf; six brothers, five sisters and three grandchildren.

LCAP September 26, 1946


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  • Maintained by: SsjD
  • Originally Created by: debmcdaniel
  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76924211/john_alex-duke: accessed ), memorial page for John Alex Duke (10 Dec 1879–26 Sep 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76924211, citing Butter Cemetery, Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by SsjD (contributor 48849350).