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BORN
1917
DIED
2006
Ruby Duke Obituary
Age: 89 years
Residence: Sylacauga, Alabama
Died: Huntsville, Alabama
Survived By
Son, Ray Duke of Huntsville; Daughter, Judy Duke McCullars of Columbus, GA; 5 Grandchildren, Dena Heflin of Madison, AL, Danny Duke of Merridianville, AL, Donna Rogers of Huntsville, Stan McCullars of Riverside, CA, and Leigh Ann Fridley of Moncks Corner, SC; Sister-in-Law, Alma Camp of Columbia, SC; 12 Great Grandchildren, Several nieces and nephews
Additional Biographical Information
She was a member of Mignon Baptist Church where she was a member of the Joy Club. She was a member of a local quilting club and was an avid Auburn fan. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Walter L. Duke.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Mignon Baptist Church, 401 W. 10th Street, Sylacauga, AL, 35150, or Wiregrass Hospice, 303 Williams Ave. SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801.
You may contact the family at www.radneysmith.com
Visitation
Saturday, March 4, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Funeral Service
2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 5, 2006
Radney-Smith Chapel
Clergy: Rev. Todd Reaves
Interment: Evergreen Cemetery, Sylacauga, Alabama
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Dorothy Malone
March 20, 2006
Memories of my father come to mind. I always heard the Name "Ruby Duke" as a child and adult. I am the daughter or Jackson Douglas Large and Hazel Large, granddaughter of William Jefferson Large and Mabel Large. We all mourn the loss of a generation in our family, but feel blessed to be a part of this family.
Gary West
March 19, 2006
Like so many others, I have had the joy of meeting Miss Ruby thru family reunions. She truly made a person understand the meaning of family. I want to extend my sympathy for your loss.
Scott G. West
March 15, 2006
In our childhood, my first cousin Ruby and I formed a loving relationship that caused us to know what the word “Family” meant. This relationship has enriched our lives for a time span of about ninety years and the memory of her will enrich my life for as long as I live.
Ken Large
March 14, 2006
I am sorry for your loss.
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Betty Ann Jones
March 14, 2006
Deepest sympathy. I am the great granddaughter of Rhoda Jane Large
Carol West
March 14, 2006
As a young girl, I would go to the Large family reunion with my grandmother Mamie Large West and her sister Susie Large Causey Dykes. We would stay with their neice Maggie and visit with another niece Ruby Duke. I liked Ruby then; but over the years, I grew to love and appreciate her as a very special cousin. Ruby loved family and was the best repository of everything there was to know about the Large family in Coosa County Alabama. Many times, I've ridden the road from Sylacauga to Mt. Olive and delighted in hearing Ruby tell the stories of the family of Joseph and Sarah Anne Large. A bit of laignaippe was that Ruby looked just like my grandmother!
I am very sad to think that Ruby won't be slicing any more of her good tomatoes for me to eat, but I have no doubt that she is in heaven right now asking Sarah Ann Otwell and Isoline Victoria Robinson the questions that we always wanted to know the answers to.
We all share her children's grief and we are all a little better for having had Ruby Duke in our lives.
I pray that those who mourn her will know God's love in this time of sadness.
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