Alice Elizabeth RUSSELL

Other Events:

• Education: 2 years at Longwood College
• Religion: born Baptist, attended Hopewell United Methodist from her early childhood on
• _UID: 6BBAF638C39C4F1B9B2638FC7AEAE707635C

Notes:

Info from FindAGrave:

Courtesy of Paula Lucy Delosh

Of Woodford in Caroline County. Died at Mary Washington Hospital. She was the widow of William Alexander Duke.

Born in Milford, worked for 30 years as a high school secretary in Caroline County. She was active in the American Red Cross blood program, the Upper Caroline Fire Department, the Bowling Green Rescue Squad and Opening Door, a disability program. She also was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church.
Mother of William A. Duke, Jr.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Alice E Russell
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edger V Russell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Jennie M Russell
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Alice Russell
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: E V Russell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Jennie C Russell
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Name: Alice Elizabeth Russell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Feb 1914
Birth Place: Milford, Virginia
[Milford Caro??, Virginia]
Death Date: 7 Sep 2001
Father: Edgar V Russell
Mother: Jennie M Cluverieus
SSN: 223073959
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as ALICE ELIZABETH RUSSELL; Oct 1942: Name listed as ELIZABETH RUSSELL DUKE; 12 Sep 2001: Name listed as ELIZABETH R DUKE

Social Security Death Index
Name: Elizabeth R. Duke
SSN: 223-07-3959
Last Residence: 22580 Woodford, Caroline, Virginia
BORN: 8 Feb 1914
Died: 7 Sep 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Occupation:
Secretary at VA Electric and Power Co., School Secretary, Caroline Co. High School, Middle School

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2819&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=33682580&df=all&


Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Elizabeth Russell Duke
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 87
Birth Date: abt 1914
Death Date: 7 Sep 2001
Death Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 2001036812

Alice married William Alexander DUKE, Sr. 18 Oct 1942, Marion Co. FL. William (son of Warren Cornelius DUKE and Elizabeth Mae WILLIAMS) was born 28 Mar 1915, Camden, Wilcox County, AL; died 31 Mar 1976, Richmond, VA; was buried 04 Apr 1976, Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green, Caroline Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education: B. S. VA Tech; M. Ed. Adm. VA Commonwealth University
• Occupation: Teacher; School Administrator; Vice President, W. C. Duke
• Religion: United Methodist
• _UID: 4C72539319D5419AA728EED784EB3D28D540

Notes:

OBITUARY

William Alexander Duke, Jr. arrived at his heavenly home on November 15, 2022. Bill was a devoted husband, loving father, math teacher extraordinaire, volunteer fire fighter, and disability rights consultant/advocate.

He was born in Richmond, VA to Elizabeth Russell Duke and William Alexander Duke, Sr. He was a life-long resident of Caroline County, leaving it to graduate from Virginia Tech. He spent over 20 years with the Caroline County school system, and then became a nationally-recognized authority on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Bill had a gift for teaching. Using his quirky sense of humor, outlandish puns, corny jokes and shaggy dog stories, he made algebra, geometry, and physics entertaining.

He was a founding member of Upper Caroline Volunteer Fire Department and treasurer for over 30 years. While he liked the excitement of fire fighting, he loved cooking for the chicken barbecues and helping with the pork barbecues for Ladysmith Rescue Squad. It was another outlet for his sense of humor.

Bill was a life-long member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. He was the third generation to sing in the choir. He was active in a number of ways, but declined to teach Sunday School. His father had held that role until his death, and Bill felt strongly he wasn?t meant to fill his father?s shoes in that role.

Cherishing his memory are his wife, Cheryl, son William Paul, daughter Caitlin, and close cousins Ted Russell, Jean Hahn, Nancy Grand, Beth Hensley, Marti Hurlbert, and Bill Van Name. His parents, Elizabeth and William Duke preceded him in death.

Visitation will take place on November 22, 5-7 PM at Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green, VA. Funeral Services will be November 23 at 2 PM in the Caroline County Community Center auditorium, Bowling Green. He will be interred at Lakewood Cemetery in Bowling Green.

William married Cheryl Kay TATE (daughter of Paul Frederick TATE and Nancy Fair WHITAKER) [Group Sheet]

Caitlin married Tracy MORTON [Group Sheet]

Caitlin married Stephen Whitley Murphy [Group Sheet]