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| 5. | Pam Milam Notes:
FATHER'S OBITUARY
Provided by Morrison Funeral Home, 700 Oak Street, Graham, TX 76450
Zohn Solomon Milam
September 2, 1924 - January 14, 2011
Zohn Milam, 86, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at his home in Graham. Funeral services are scheduled Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Eastside Church of Christ with Dorman Holub, minister, Larry Pratt of Eliasville, and Dick Stovall of Graham officiating. Burial will follow at Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
Mr. Milam was born September 2, 1924 in Eliasville, Texas to the late E.B. "Kid" and Ethel (Whitmire) Milam. Zohn grew up in Eliasville and attended SMU in Dallas where he played football and ran track for the Mustangs. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was involved in the liberation of Dachau, Germany in 1945. Zohn was stationed at Fort Ord, California during the Korean War where he was appointed to organize a football team which later was known as the Fort Ord Warriors. He married Jerrye Campbell March 5, 1958 in Eliasville. He returned to Graham and began a teaching and coaching career in the Graham and Eliasville schools. He was principal of Graham Jr. High School and Graham High School before retiring in 1986. Zohn served on the GISD school board from 1989 to 1995 and was named Citizen of Year in 2005 by the Graham Chamber of Commerce. After retirement from GISD he was a probation officer for Young County and continued to farm and ranch in the Eliasville area.
Survivors include; wife, Jerrye Milam of Graham; daughter, Pam Stroud and husband Jay of Irving; son, Kyle Milam and wife Rhnea of Graham; sister, Charlotte Hutcheson and husband George of Fort Worth; four grandchildren, Kayla and Jerid Morgan, Kurt Milam, Kara and Clint Felts, and Chris and Michelle Duke; two great grandchildren, Cade and Landry Duke; also surviving former son-in-law Owen Duke.
Memorials may be made to Graham Athletic Booster Club or Foster's Home, P.O. Box 978, Stephenville, TX. 76401.
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| 8. | Kirk Reaves DUKE was born 13 Feb 1920, Wilcox Co. AL (son of Warren Cornelius DUKE and Elizabeth Mae WILLIAMS); died 5 Sep 1996, Meridian, Lauderdale Co. MS; was buried , Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Meridian, Lauderdale Co. MS. Other Events:
- _UID: 635151F9A9FF48738BFC5D58C4D9261C7CE3
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Kirk Duke
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1920
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: W C Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Mae W Duke
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Kirk R Duke
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1921
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama
Street: Monroeville Road
Occupation: Salesman, retail grocery
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 90
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $800
Household Members:
Warren C Duke 60
Mae Duke 48
Alexander Duke 25
Blanche Duke 23
Kirk R Duke 19
Charles A Duke 18
James Duke 17
Sarah Jame Duke 15
Birth:
Public Records Index, Volume 2
Name: Kirk R Duke
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1920
Address: Meridian, MS, 39307
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=DU&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=27&GScntry=4&GSsr=2241&GRid=96336138&
Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Kirk R. Duke
SSN: 418-01-1302
Last Residence: 39307 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
BORN: 13 Feb 1920
Died: 5 Sep 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)
Kirk married Mary Frances DUNN. Mary was born 29 Aug 1920; died 12 Oct 2010, Meridian, Lauderdale Co. MS; was buried , Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Meridian Lauderdale Co. MS. [Group Sheet]
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| 9. | Mary Frances DUNN was born 29 Aug 1920; died 12 Oct 2010, Meridian, Lauderdale Co. MS; was buried , Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Meridian Lauderdale Co. MS. Other Events:
- _UID: 2501354F28974FEB9D03C767F6AD60EB5F32
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OBITUARY
Meridian Star; October 14, 2010
Graveside services for Frances Dunn Duke will be held today, at 11 a.m., at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Rev. James Ruffin officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Duke, 90, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at Aldersgate Personal Care. She was a member of Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Owen Kirk Duke of Irving, Texas; her grandchildren: Christopher Clayton Duke and his wife, Michelle, and Kara Duke Felts and her husband, Clint; great-grandchildren: Cade Duke and Landry Duke; sister, Claire Dunn Duke and husband, James of New Jersey; brother, Kenneth Dunn and wife, Pam of Florida; and, sister-in-law, Jane Duke of Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kirk R. Duke; her granddaughter, Sarah Nicole Duke; and her sisters, Catherine Morris and Wilma Fox.
Visitation will be today, at 9:30 a.m., at the funeral home.
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60114612
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