s/o Marvin Lester Dukes
& Anna Marguerite Haase
Born on Jefferson Street on the square in Clinton Missouri, in the Apartment above the Pool Hall & Cafe his parents ran.
m#1 Elizabeth Josephine Ackerman,
June 10th 1951 Jackson Co MO
father of:
Marvin Leroy 1952 AK
Shirley Ann 1955 MO
Linda Lee 1958 AZ
He sold Insurance in AZ
He worked for Wonder Bread Co, KC MO
Drove a truck delivering Soda Pop, KC MO
He worked for BOP Plant in Fairfax, NKC MO
He worked on/repaired Chevrolet Corvair's
for many years in Belton, MO
4th of July was his favorite Holiday, & he always put on a great fireworks display.
when he was 17 he was working on a big box truck, and the jack
failed, his left leg was crushed. as he was headed for surgery, the Dr asked
my grandma to sign papers for amputation, my father heard that, and made
my grandma promise not to let the Dr take his leg. The leg was saved
but he suffered with pain, and had a prominent limp for the
rest of his life
The Christmas eve of 1963 my dad and my uncle Max(My moms bro) went out
"partying" they drove(my uncle was driving, and barley got injured) off the bridge on old 71 hwy in South KC, and into the water...my dad spent a month in Baptist Memorial Hospital
in a body cast.
All of our Christmas presents were in the trunk!
Father of John Lee Dukes
[mother, Elizabeth Anne Pittman] m/9/4/1964
Father of Dennis Dean Dukes
[mother, Della Vivian Britton]
m/11/17/1968
He was a self taught Welder and made many "garden" creations
in his retirement years.
Tractor Seat Chairs/Garden Planters Etc.
US Army 1950-57
basic training: Fort Campbell KY
Fort Monmouth, Manmouth NJ, as a newlywed
When my dad was in the Army,he worked in the radio repeater station
Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks Alaska, [built as Ladd Field in 1939 for the Air Force]
where my brother was born
Fort Hauchuca, Cochise Co AZ
where I was born
One of my Dads best buddies & family friend, Harold Leroy Hoey,
A Game Warden for many years.
#77306721, and my brother was named Leroy after him.
cod Prostrate Cancer
s/o Marvin Lester Dukes
& Anna Marguerite Haase
Born on Jefferson Street on the square in Clinton Missouri, in the Apartment above the Pool Hall & Cafe his parents ran.
m#1 Elizabeth Josephine Ackerman,
June 10th 1951 Jackson Co MO
father of:
Marvin Leroy 1952 AK
Shirley Ann 1955 MO
Linda Lee 1958 AZ
He sold Insurance in AZ
He worked for Wonder Bread Co, KC MO
Drove a truck delivering Soda Pop, KC MO
He worked for BOP Plant in Fairfax, NKC MO
He worked on/repaired Chevrolet Corvair's
for many years in Belton, MO
4th of July was his favorite Holiday, & he always put on a great fireworks display.
when he was 17 he was working on a big box truck, and the jack
failed, his left leg was crushed. as he was headed for surgery, the Dr asked
my grandma to sign papers for amputation, my father heard that, and made
my grandma promise not to let the Dr take his leg. The leg was saved
but he suffered with pain, and had a prominent limp for the
rest of his life
The Christmas eve of 1963 my dad and my uncle Max(My moms bro) went out
"partying" they drove(my uncle was driving, and barley got injured) off the bridge on old 71 hwy in South KC, and into the water...my dad spent a month in Baptist Memorial Hospital
in a body cast.
All of our Christmas presents were in the trunk!
Father of John Lee Dukes
[mother, Elizabeth Anne Pittman] m/9/4/1964
Father of Dennis Dean Dukes
[mother, Della Vivian Britton]
m/11/17/1968
He was a self taught Welder and made many "garden" creations
in his retirement years.
Tractor Seat Chairs/Garden Planters Etc.
US Army 1950-57
basic training: Fort Campbell KY
Fort Monmouth, Manmouth NJ, as a newlywed
When my dad was in the Army,he worked in the radio repeater station
Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks Alaska, [built as Ladd Field in 1939 for the Air Force]
where my brother was born
Fort Hauchuca, Cochise Co AZ
where I was born
One of my Dads best buddies & family friend, Harold Leroy Hoey,
A Game Warden for many years.
#77306721, and my brother was named Leroy after him.
cod Prostrate Cancer
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