Duke, Fred

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Duke, Fred
  Born	11 Dec 1925	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 2014	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
  Buried	Crestwood Memorial Cemetery - East Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #151196809
  Person ID	I9660	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Duke, Curtis Fred,   b. 9 Nov 1891, Duke, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1952, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Frist, Mary Emma,   b. 9 Aug 1905, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1960, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	5 May 1925	Etowah County, Alabama, USA
  Family ID	F3946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cothran, Julia Maxine
  Married	15 Jun 1947	Etowah County, Alabama, USA
  Children	1. Duke, Jenni   2. Duke, Julie
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F3947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary The obituary for Fred Duke was published in "The Gadsden Times"; newspaper; Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama: June 23, 2014 Fred Duke Fred Duke, 88, of Gadsden, went to be with the Lord on June 21, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was a devoted man of God and a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a U.S. Navy Seaman 1st class during WWII and loved his country dearly. He was a ray of sunshine to everyone he met and was loved by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Mary Emma Duke; a sister, Ann Duke Thompson; a brother, Harry Duke, all of Gadsden. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Maxine Cothran Duke; his daughters, Jenni Duke Gunnells and Mike of Huntsville, Ala., and Julie Duke Galloway and David of High Point, N.C.; grandchildren, Jennifer Ferree, Juliana Perry, Emily Moss, Laurie Gunnells, Jill Dasher, Cristin Malone; and 14 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at Crestwood Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Childhaven, Madison Academy, Mission Lazarus or Deep River Building Fund. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until the time of service Tuesday.