Duane was born to Lee and Katherine (Brown) Mitchell. He married Wanda Cochran on Sept. 17, 1955, in Charleston, W.Va.
She survives, along with four daughters, Rene` (Rudy) Gater, Charlene (Steven Smoger) Mitchell, Yvonne (Jerome) Rucker and Ava Mitchell; seven sisters, Hazel Couch, Cleo Smith, Opal Sprinkle, Lorraine Sanders, John Ann Lanning, Theda Leighty and LaJuana Hampton; and six grandchildren, Derek, Nicole, Christopher and Danielle Rucker and Alyssa and Shaina Smoger.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Giles and Don; and one sister, Inez.
He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Tech Sergeant, retiring after 21 years. He then worked for 22 years at the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician.
He was a self-taught musician and loved all types of music. He achieved his pilot's license and loved to fly. He loved working on, building and playing with computers.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 1/3/2010
She survives, along with four daughters, Rene` (Rudy) Gater, Charlene (Steven Smoger) Mitchell, Yvonne (Jerome) Rucker and Ava Mitchell; seven sisters, Hazel Couch, Cleo Smith, Opal Sprinkle, Lorraine Sanders, John Ann Lanning, Theda Leighty and LaJuana Hampton; and six grandchildren, Derek, Nicole, Christopher and Danielle Rucker and Alyssa and Shaina Smoger.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Giles and Don; and one sister, Inez.
He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Tech Sergeant, retiring after 21 years. He then worked for 22 years at the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician.
He was a self-taught musician and loved all types of music. He achieved his pilot's license and loved to fly. He loved working on, building and playing with computers.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 1/3/2010
Duane was born to Lee and Katherine (Brown) Mitchell. He married Wanda Cochran on Sept. 17, 1955, in Charleston, W.Va.
She survives, along with four daughters, Rene` (Rudy) Gater, Charlene (Steven Smoger) Mitchell, Yvonne (Jerome) Rucker and Ava Mitchell; seven sisters, Hazel Couch, Cleo Smith, Opal Sprinkle, Lorraine Sanders, John Ann Lanning, Theda Leighty and LaJuana Hampton; and six grandchildren, Derek, Nicole, Christopher and Danielle Rucker and Alyssa and Shaina Smoger.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Giles and Don; and one sister, Inez.
He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Tech Sergeant, retiring after 21 years. He then worked for 22 years at the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician.
He was a self-taught musician and loved all types of music. He achieved his pilot's license and loved to fly. He loved working on, building and playing with computers.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 1/3/2010
She survives, along with four daughters, Rene` (Rudy) Gater, Charlene (Steven Smoger) Mitchell, Yvonne (Jerome) Rucker and Ava Mitchell; seven sisters, Hazel Couch, Cleo Smith, Opal Sprinkle, Lorraine Sanders, John Ann Lanning, Theda Leighty and LaJuana Hampton; and six grandchildren, Derek, Nicole, Christopher and Danielle Rucker and Alyssa and Shaina Smoger.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Giles and Don; and one sister, Inez.
He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Tech Sergeant, retiring after 21 years. He then worked for 22 years at the Federal Aviation Administration as an Electronics Technician.
He was a self-taught musician and loved all types of music. He achieved his pilot's license and loved to fly. He loved working on, building and playing with computers.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 1/3/2010
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