Mildred and Hershel Duke

Mr. and Mrs. Hershel T. Duke of Arcadia, formerly of Avon Park, passed away one day of each other after 68 years of marriage.

Mildred J. Duke, age 90, was born on May 13, 1928, in Bryant, Indiana, to Morris and Mable (Bricker) Myers.

Hershel T. Duke was born on Oct. 25, 1929, in Woodbury, Tennessee, to Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Francis (Taylor) Duke.

Hershel and Mildred were married in 1950. 

Mildred passed away on Feb. 23, 2019, and Hershel passed away on Feb. 24, 2019. 

Mildred worked as a telephone/switchboard operator, and Hershel was a farmer and factory worker. 

Mildred and Hershel are survived by their son Jimmie of Arcadia; three grandchildren, Mike Duke, Phillip Duke and Adam Duke; and three great-grandchildren, Toby, Ethan and Mason.

Mildred is survived by her sister Dorothy (Meyers) Young of Colorado. 

Hershel is survived by three brothers, Neil Duke, Jewel Duke and Tom Duke, all of Indiana.

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Arrangements are entrusted to Banks/Page-Theus Funerals and Cremations, Wildwood.