Mildred H. Duke's Obituary
Mrs. Mildred Hendon Duke, age 89, and longtime resident of Clarkdale, Georgia, passed from this life on Saturday, September 25, 2010 following a brief illness. Mildred was born on February 1, 1921 in Canton, Georgia to Gilbert and Alma Simpson Hendon. She attended schools in Cherokee County and worked for Coats and Clark Thread Mill from where she retired in 1984. A loving parent and devoted member of Clarkdale Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her son, Jerry Duke, and brother, Herman Hendon. She is survived by her children, Clarence Thomas Duke and Brenda Joy Boulineau and their respective spouses, Carol Duke and George H. Boulinieau. Mildred was the beloved grandmother of Tommy Duke, Cary R. Duke and David R. Boulineau, and loving great grandmother to seven. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 8 PM. Funeral services will be held at Clarkdale First Baptist Church at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 1, 2010 with Dr. Marvin Frady officiating. In state at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
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