Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, February 7, 1963
Rites Tuesday At Bedford For Mrs. Fred Dukes
Mrs. Olive Myrtle Dukes, 71, died unexpectedly in her sleep sometime during the night Saturday. Her death, which occurred at the family home located east and north of Hopkins, came as a complete shock to the family when they discovered her Sunday morning. Mrs. Dukes had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m., at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, Bedford, Iowa. The Rev. L. B. Day, Maryville, was the officiating clergyman and burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
Duane Thummel, soloist, sang "In the Garden" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," accompanied by Mrs. Robert Stacy.
Connie Cox, Donna Holker and Dorothy Sleep, granddaughters of Mrs. Dukes, were the flower girls.
The pallbearers, all grandsons of Mrs. Duke, were Ronnie Fine, Marvin Sleep, Kenneth Dukes, Roger Dukes, Gary Rankin and Eddie Yearington.
Mrs. Dukes was born April 6, 1891, the daughter of Ovan and Rachel Auten. She was married Dec. 19, 1909, to Fred Dukes, who survives.
Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ober Cox (Rachel) and Mrs. Joe Holker (Clara), both of Bedford, Iowa, and Mrs. John Fine (Eva), Hopkins; four sons, Fay Dukes, Bedford, Denzel Dukes, St. Joseph, Cleo Dukes, Greeley, Colo., and Rex Dukes, of the home; 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Rites Tuesday At Bedford For Mrs. Fred Dukes
Mrs. Olive Myrtle Dukes, 71, died unexpectedly in her sleep sometime during the night Saturday. Her death, which occurred at the family home located east and north of Hopkins, came as a complete shock to the family when they discovered her Sunday morning. Mrs. Dukes had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m., at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, Bedford, Iowa. The Rev. L. B. Day, Maryville, was the officiating clergyman and burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
Duane Thummel, soloist, sang "In the Garden" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," accompanied by Mrs. Robert Stacy.
Connie Cox, Donna Holker and Dorothy Sleep, granddaughters of Mrs. Dukes, were the flower girls.
The pallbearers, all grandsons of Mrs. Duke, were Ronnie Fine, Marvin Sleep, Kenneth Dukes, Roger Dukes, Gary Rankin and Eddie Yearington.
Mrs. Dukes was born April 6, 1891, the daughter of Ovan and Rachel Auten. She was married Dec. 19, 1909, to Fred Dukes, who survives.
Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ober Cox (Rachel) and Mrs. Joe Holker (Clara), both of Bedford, Iowa, and Mrs. John Fine (Eva), Hopkins; four sons, Fay Dukes, Bedford, Denzel Dukes, St. Joseph, Cleo Dukes, Greeley, Colo., and Rex Dukes, of the home; 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, February 7, 1963
Rites Tuesday At Bedford For Mrs. Fred Dukes
Mrs. Olive Myrtle Dukes, 71, died unexpectedly in her sleep sometime during the night Saturday. Her death, which occurred at the family home located east and north of Hopkins, came as a complete shock to the family when they discovered her Sunday morning. Mrs. Dukes had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m., at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, Bedford, Iowa. The Rev. L. B. Day, Maryville, was the officiating clergyman and burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
Duane Thummel, soloist, sang "In the Garden" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," accompanied by Mrs. Robert Stacy.
Connie Cox, Donna Holker and Dorothy Sleep, granddaughters of Mrs. Dukes, were the flower girls.
The pallbearers, all grandsons of Mrs. Duke, were Ronnie Fine, Marvin Sleep, Kenneth Dukes, Roger Dukes, Gary Rankin and Eddie Yearington.
Mrs. Dukes was born April 6, 1891, the daughter of Ovan and Rachel Auten. She was married Dec. 19, 1909, to Fred Dukes, who survives.
Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ober Cox (Rachel) and Mrs. Joe Holker (Clara), both of Bedford, Iowa, and Mrs. John Fine (Eva), Hopkins; four sons, Fay Dukes, Bedford, Denzel Dukes, St. Joseph, Cleo Dukes, Greeley, Colo., and Rex Dukes, of the home; 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Rites Tuesday At Bedford For Mrs. Fred Dukes
Mrs. Olive Myrtle Dukes, 71, died unexpectedly in her sleep sometime during the night Saturday. Her death, which occurred at the family home located east and north of Hopkins, came as a complete shock to the family when they discovered her Sunday morning. Mrs. Dukes had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m., at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, Bedford, Iowa. The Rev. L. B. Day, Maryville, was the officiating clergyman and burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
Duane Thummel, soloist, sang "In the Garden" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," accompanied by Mrs. Robert Stacy.
Connie Cox, Donna Holker and Dorothy Sleep, granddaughters of Mrs. Dukes, were the flower girls.
The pallbearers, all grandsons of Mrs. Duke, were Ronnie Fine, Marvin Sleep, Kenneth Dukes, Roger Dukes, Gary Rankin and Eddie Yearington.
Mrs. Dukes was born April 6, 1891, the daughter of Ovan and Rachel Auten. She was married Dec. 19, 1909, to Fred Dukes, who survives.
Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ober Cox (Rachel) and Mrs. Joe Holker (Clara), both of Bedford, Iowa, and Mrs. John Fine (Eva), Hopkins; four sons, Fay Dukes, Bedford, Denzel Dukes, St. Joseph, Cleo Dukes, Greeley, Colo., and Rex Dukes, of the home; 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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