Verna Mae (Hoskins) Duke
d. December 27, 2015
Verna Mae Hoskins Duke, age 95, resident of Moscow and wife of the late Roy Lee Duke, departed this life Sunday afternoon, December 27, 2015 at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville.
Services of Remembrance for Mrs. Duke were conducted at 2 P.M. Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with Bro. Gary Joyner, pastor of the Evangelical Full Gospel Church in Moscow, officiating. Special music and remarks were given by Tony Watkins. Interment followed in the Evergreen Cemetery at Williston. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center – Main Chapel in Somerville.
Mrs. Duke was born January 22, 1920 in Camden, Tennessee. She received her education in the Benton County, Tennessee School System and was married in 1936 to Roy Lee Duke. She was a founding member of the Evangelical Full Gospel Church in Moscow, which started in her yard. Mrs. Duke was a longtime resident of Moscow and enjoyed traveling, gardening and the outdoors.
Mrs. Duke is survived by two daughters Ida Nell Kee of Somerville, Linda Dobbins (Jimmy) of Somerville; three sons, Neal Duke (Darlene) of Hendersonville, Jerry Duke (Lori) of Tucson, AZ, Terry Duke (Betty) of Torrance, CA; twelve grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and ten great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lee Duke who died in 1973; her parents, Thurman Hoskins and Dovie Lee Nunnery Hoskins; her daughter, Barbara Ann Fredericks; her son, Roy LaVerne Duke; her sister, Mavis Hoskins Jones; her brother, Vernon Hoskins; and her great grandson, Thomas Clayton Kee.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers were Ricky Kee, Mark Kee, James David Dobbins, Chris Fredericks, Zach Duke and Austin Duke. Honorary pallbearers will be Pam Fredericks, Lillie Senn, Mary Sue Hughes, Michelle Creech, Lauren Duke and Linda Fredericks Jones.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the Evangelical Full Gospel Church, c/o J.T. Minor, 1510 Price Road, Moscow, TN 38057 or Evergreen Cemetery Association, c/o Sandra Smith, 7505 Highway 76 South, Somerville, TN 38068.