Papaw "Jim" Duke

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Spring River Baptist Church
12739 Hwy. 63 North
Hardy, AR  72542
Monday, August 29, 2016
1 to 3 pm
Service Schedule
Spring River Baptist Church
12739 Hwy. 63 North
Hardy, AR  72542
Monday, August 29, 2016
3 pm
I served in the Army.
Papaw "Jim" DukeI am a Veteran.

of Cherokee Village, AR

April 17, 1942 - August 26, 2016

Papaw ''Jim'' Duke, 74, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, died Friday, August 26, 2016 in Batesville.

He was born in Caraway, Arkansas on April 17, 1942 to Jessie Earl and Zula Ethelene (Mangrum) Duke. Jim was a U. S. Army veteran and served his country during the Viet Nam War. He was a retired back-hoe operator and a member of the Spring River Baptist Church in Hardy. Jim was an avid deer hunter and a loving Papaw.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Betty Sue (Nichols) Duke of Cherokee Village; a son, James R. Duke and wife, Shelia, of Memphis, TN; a daughter, Rhonda A. Ashcraft and husband, Jim, of Millington, TN; and two grandchildren, Caleb Ashcraft and Colin Ashcraft. Other survivors include two brothers, Larry Duke of Gordonsville, TN and Danny Duke of Michigan City, IN; two sisters, Erlene Davis of Watertown, TN and Mary Louise Panhorst of Paragould, AR; and all his friends at McDonald's in Hardy.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Melvin Eugene Duke.

Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 29, 2016 at Spring River Baptist Church in Hardy with Terry Linderman officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Arrangements are by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.

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Kathi Walsberg (Gatewood)
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You are truly going to be missed!!! Prayers & God Bless Love You