Mary Irene F. Duke

Mary Irene Freeman Duke, 86, widow of David Hartwill Duke, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Born Aug. 27, 1921, in Timmonsville, she was a daughter of the late John Dudley and Lillie Jordan Freeman. She was a retired supervisor from Manning Manufacturing Co. She was a member of Manning First Baptist Church and the T.E.L. Sunday School Class.

Surviving are three sons, David Autry (Betty) Duke of Sumter, Paul Hartwill (Mary Anne) Duke and Michael Bruce (Jodi) Duke, all of Manning; two sisters, Eunice Freeman Howell of Timmonsville and Eula Freeman McCaskill of Cassett; a brother, George B. Freeman of Camden; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughters, Martha Ann Duke Davis and Mary Jane Duke Scott; grandsons, Randall Oren Davis and Michael Cody Duke; sisters, Elma Freeman Duke and Virginia “Sudie” Freeman Duke; and brother, Dudley William Freeman.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Jerry Cottone officiating.

Burial followed in Midway Presbyterian Church cemetery in New Zion.

Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to Manning First Baptist Church, T.E.L. Sunday School Class, 49 W. Boyce St., Manning, S.C. 29102 or to the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, 12183 Black River Road, New Zion, S.C. 29111.

Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory of Manning was in charge of the arrangements.