Velma Duke

Velma Virginia Elizabeth Duke, daughter of the late Andrew and Hattie Bear Carroll, was born on March 6, 1930, in Farinburg, Missouri and passed away at her son's home in Puxico, Missouri on October 1, 2012, at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 25 days. She had lived in Belleville, Illinois and New Madrid County most of her life and recently moved from Bloomfield to Puxico. She was a member of the Mormon Church. On January 7, 1950, she married her life long love, Raymond Duke, Jr. in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on July 15, 2012. Surviving are two sons and spouses, James Ray & Linda Duke of Dexter, Missouri, Louis Wayne & Nancy Duke of Puxico, Missouri; eleven grandchildren; several great grandchildren; two brothers, J. D. Carroll of Killeen, Texas and James "Woody" Carroll of Durant, Mississippi. Other relatives and many friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one son, Roger Duke on October 21, 1999, and one daughter, Raymona E. Duke on December 19, 2011. Friends may visit on Thursday October 4, 2012, after 10:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Memorial services will be held on Thursday October 4, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Interment will be in the Dogwood Cemetery in Dogwood, Missouri with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.