- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Obsequies for SFC (RET) Judson L. Dukes, Sr., Friday, December 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 402 N. Lee Street, Whiteville, N.C., Father James Byrne, OSFS
- Date of Original:
- 2004-12-17
- Subject:
- African American men--North Carolina--Whiteville--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--North Carolina--Whiteville--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--North Carolina--Whiteville--History--20th century
Funeral service--North Carolina--Whiteville--History--20th century
Mourning customs--North Carolina--Whiteville--History--20th century
African Americans--North Carolina--Whiteville--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Columbus County, Whiteville, 34.33878, -78.70307
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the December 17, 2004 funeral of Judson L. Dukes.
Original program scanned by OCLC for the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System and described and presented by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral/id:dukes20041217
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_dukes20041217
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
Obesquies
for CfKfEcD Judson L. Ttukes, Sr.
Friday, "December 1 2004 11:00 a.m.
Sacred Jieart Catholic Cnurcfi. 402 J7V. Lee Street IVfitieville, W.C.
father James ^Eyrne, OS^TS
Obituary
JUDSON L. DUKES SR. Veteran, mortician
AUGUSTA, Ga. - SFC (Ret.) Judson L. Dukes Sr. passed from this life on Monday, Dec. 13, 2004.
He was born in Millen, Ga. on Sept 23, 1922 and lived a rich and full life. SFC Dukes served 23 years in the U.S. Army seeing duty in France and the Philippines during WWII and several areas of Vietnam during his 42 month service there. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1972 and made Lake Waccamaw his home. A long time resident of Columbus County, he was formerly associated with Shaw Funeral Home in Whiteville as a liscensed mortician and funeral director. After retirement from the Army, he resumed the practice of mortuary science and was affiliated with several local funeral homes. He also completed an associate of arts degree at Southeastern Community College and was employed by the Town of Lake Waccamaw. He enjoyed full retirement in Augusta, Ga. with his wife Zadel Dukes near many close friends and family.
Final rites will be conducted Friday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. at Sacred
Heart Roman Catholic Church in Whiteville. Interment will be in
Cutler Cemetery. D&A Funeral Home of Chadbourn is handling the
arrangements.
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He is survived by his wife, Zadel Dukes of Augusta, Ga.; a son: Dr. Judson L. Dukes Jr. of Lake Waccamaw; a daughter: Marsha Dukes Brown of Hallsboro; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by wife Mary Smith Dukes of Lake Waccamaw; and a son, Ben Edward Dukes of Woodbridge, Va.
The family will greet visitors between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday at the D&A Funeral Home Chapel in Chadbourn.
Order of Service
PROCESSIONAL
HOMILY...............
Father James Byrne, OSFS
RECESSIONAL
Interment
Cutler Cemetery Lake Waccamaw, N.C.
Acknowledgment
The family of SFC Judson L. Dukes Sr. is sincerely grateful to everyone for the many kind expressions of sympathy shown during the homegoing of its loved one. May God richly bless each of you.
floral bearers Friends and Family Pallbearers Friends and Family
Grayer of Serenity
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change the things I can
And the Wisdom to know the difference
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