Duke was raised in Payson and attended schools in Payson and Tempe. He started riding bulls at a young age, a sport that he loved and continued to participate in until 1982.
He was a member of Operator Engineers #302 out of Fairbanks, Alaska for over 30 years. He lived and worked in Arizona, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho. He married Sharon Holmes in 1967. They later divorced. Duke lived a colorful life, loved people, had a keen memory, loved to dance and be with friends.
He is survived by sons; granddaughter; sister; nieces and nephews; stepsister; step-brother; two aunts: Ruth Emlet and Donna Haley.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, William O. Bill Haley and Barbara Haley Murphy; grandparents, John and Mary Haley; Raymond and Leticia Shedd; stepfather, Pat Murphy; aunts and uncles, Rose Shanley, Theresa Boardman, John, Charles, Albert, Robert and Earl Haley, Tom Martin and Ramona McPherson.
Messinger Payson Funeral Home at www.messingerpayson.com
He was a member of Operator Engineers #302 out of Fairbanks, Alaska for over 30 years. He lived and worked in Arizona, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho. He married Sharon Holmes in 1967. They later divorced. Duke lived a colorful life, loved people, had a keen memory, loved to dance and be with friends.
He is survived by sons; granddaughter; sister; nieces and nephews; stepsister; step-brother; two aunts: Ruth Emlet and Donna Haley.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, William O. Bill Haley and Barbara Haley Murphy; grandparents, John and Mary Haley; Raymond and Leticia Shedd; stepfather, Pat Murphy; aunts and uncles, Rose Shanley, Theresa Boardman, John, Charles, Albert, Robert and Earl Haley, Tom Martin and Ramona McPherson.
Messinger Payson Funeral Home at www.messingerpayson.com
Duke was raised in Payson and attended schools in Payson and Tempe. He started riding bulls at a young age, a sport that he loved and continued to participate in until 1982.
He was a member of Operator Engineers #302 out of Fairbanks, Alaska for over 30 years. He lived and worked in Arizona, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho. He married Sharon Holmes in 1967. They later divorced. Duke lived a colorful life, loved people, had a keen memory, loved to dance and be with friends.
He is survived by sons; granddaughter; sister; nieces and nephews; stepsister; step-brother; two aunts: Ruth Emlet and Donna Haley.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, William O. Bill Haley and Barbara Haley Murphy; grandparents, John and Mary Haley; Raymond and Leticia Shedd; stepfather, Pat Murphy; aunts and uncles, Rose Shanley, Theresa Boardman, John, Charles, Albert, Robert and Earl Haley, Tom Martin and Ramona McPherson.
Messinger Payson Funeral Home at www.messingerpayson.com
He was a member of Operator Engineers #302 out of Fairbanks, Alaska for over 30 years. He lived and worked in Arizona, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho. He married Sharon Holmes in 1967. They later divorced. Duke lived a colorful life, loved people, had a keen memory, loved to dance and be with friends.
He is survived by sons; granddaughter; sister; nieces and nephews; stepsister; step-brother; two aunts: Ruth Emlet and Donna Haley.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, William O. Bill Haley and Barbara Haley Murphy; grandparents, John and Mary Haley; Raymond and Leticia Shedd; stepfather, Pat Murphy; aunts and uncles, Rose Shanley, Theresa Boardman, John, Charles, Albert, Robert and Earl Haley, Tom Martin and Ramona McPherson.
Messinger Payson Funeral Home at www.messingerpayson.com
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