Duke, Lois M.

1910 - 2010  (100 years)

• Name	Duke, Lois M.
  Birth	18 Sep 1910	Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	DUKE.L001
  _FGRAVE	60589140
  Death	23 Oct 2010	The Christian Village, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	26 Oct 2010	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	26 Oct 2010	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Powless, Lois and Floyd
  Person ID	I23759	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Duke, Thomas J.,   b. 27 Aug 1889   d. 19 Mar 1964 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rickard, Eliza,   b. 27 May 1890   d. 24 Nov 1978 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F10454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Powless, Floyd L.,   b. 15 Sep 1912   d. 8 May 1989 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1930	Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 19 years and 3 months - He : ~ 17 years and 3 months.
  Children	> 1. Powless, Marion > 2. Powless, Margaret
  Family ID	F10462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1910 - Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Marriage - 1930 - Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois Death - 23 Oct 2010 - The Christian Village, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Funeral - 26 Oct 2010 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 26 Oct 2010 - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lois M. Powless, 100, of Flora, IL died at 10:20 AM Saturday, October 23, 2010 at The Christian Village in Lincoln, IL. She was born September 18, 1910 in Cisne, IL to Tom & Eliza (Rickard) Duke. She married Floyd L. Powless in 1930 in Carlyle, IL. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was a homemaker and her memberships included Clay County Home Extension and First Christian Church of Flora where she was a lifelong member of the EverReady Sunday School Class. Lois is survived by her daughters: Marion Wimer of Columbus, OH and Margaret Green & husband Don of Lincoln; sister: RaJean Gibbs of Flora; 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son (Floyd), 2 brothers (Albert & Charles Duke), and 1 sister (Helen Morris). Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home with Ryan Edgecombe officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora. Visitation will be from 10 AM until time of service on Tuesday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian University or First Christian Church of Flora.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6655] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Powless, Lois M., 100, (http://www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2). [S6658] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Powless, Lois and Floyd, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Powless&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=59664412&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6653] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duke, Eliza and Thomas J., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1761&GScid=105559&GRid=34580671&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6649] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gibbs, Katherine RaJean, 79, (http://www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2).