DUKE, Lucretia Elizabeth 1845 - 1925

DUKE, YANAWAY, SHEETS, BATES, RUNION

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 2/7/2006 at 12:59:56

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, November 24, 1925
Front Page, Column 6

MRS. HENRY DUKE PASSES AWAY
Funeral Services Tomorrow Afternoon at 2:00; Interment at Evergreen

Mrs. Henry W. DUKE died last evening at 7:30 oclock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred YANAWAY, 702 North Main street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock from the home in charge of Rev. George G. Parker. Interment will be made in the Evergreen cemetery.

Lucretua E. SHEETS was born near Cleveland, O., September 27, 1845. She came to Iowa with her parents when a small girl to Johnson county. In 1874 she was united in marriage to Henry W. DUKE and to this union there were born 6 children, the oldest daughter Nora Ellen having passed away in infancy the other remaining children are: Mrs. Fred YANAWAY and Miss Amy DUKE of this city, Mrs. Harry BATES of Selma, Edward H. of Douds and Charles W., of Des Moines. She is also survived by her husband and one sister, Mrs. W. J. RUNION , twenty grand children and one great grand child.

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"The Weekly-Ledger Journal"
Fairfield, Iowa
Thursday, November 26, 1925
Front Page, Column 6

MRS. HENRY DUKE PASSES AWAY
Funeral Services Tomorrow Afternoon at 2:00; Interment at Evergreen

Mrs. Henry W. DUKE died last evening at 7:30 oclock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred YANAWAY, 702 North Main street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock from the home in charge of Rev. George G. Parker. Interment will be made in the Evergreen cemetery.

Lucretua E. SHEETS was born near Cleveland, O., September 27, 1845. She came to Iowa with her parents when a small girl to Johnson county. In 1874 she was united in marriage to Henry W. DUKE and to this union there were born 6 children, the oldest daughter Nora Ellen having passed away in infancy the other remaining children are: Mrs. Fred YANAWAY and Miss Amy DUKE of this city, Mrs. Harry BATES of Selma, Edward H. of Douds and Charles W., of Des Moines. She is also survived by her husband and one sister, Mrs. W. J. RUNION , twenty grand children and one great grand child.

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Note: Buried in Lot 2nd.220. Husband Henry W. DUKE died the following year, in 1926, and was buried with her.