Betty Ann McKinney Duck

DUCK WINSTON-SALEM / MARS HILL BETTY ANN MCKINNEY DUCK June 4, 1925 - Dec. 26, 2012 Betty Ann McKinney Duck, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Betty was born June 4, 1925, in Jonancy, KY. She was reared in and around Pikeville, KY. She entered nursing school in Knoxville, TN, in 1942 where she met her husband, the late Dr. W. Otis Duck. They were married on March 11, 1944, and settled in Mars Hill, N.C., following World War II. She was a loving and caring nurse alongside her husband, Otis, for nearly 50 years. Betty moved to Bookridge Baptist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, in 1996. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem where she was active in the Agape Sunday School Class, sang with the Singing Seniors, and belonged to Church Circle #4. She was also a member of the Shamrock Garden Club and the Brookridge Bellringers, and she was an extraordinary bridge player. She treasured her friends at Brookridge, especially her wonderful Poole Court neighbors. She is survived by her daughter Rosalind Duck Gentry of Myrtle Beach, SC, and her son Dr. Sigsbee W. Duck (Cindy) of Rock Springs, WY. She loved her five grandchildren dearly - Courtney Chostner and her fiancee Ryan Whitley of Charlotte, NC; Keith Chostner of Charleston, SC; Marguerite Duck and her fiancee Timothy Chon of Cincinnati, OH; Riley Duck of Louisville, KY; and Zachary Duck of Denver, CO. She also has many loving nephews and nieces and their spouses and children. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 31, in the chapel of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem followed by a brief reception. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Mars Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Mars Hill, NC, on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. A brief reception will follow at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Blue Ridge Funeral Service in Mars Hill is in charge of the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Betty and Otis Duck Premedical Scholarship Fund at Mars Hill College or to First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralservice.org.