Mrs. Carolyn Powell Duke

Mrs. Barbara Carolyn Powell Duke, age 74, of Summerville, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Duke was born in Summerville Georgia on November 21, 1939, daughter of Frank Bowers and the late Mildred Nelson Bowers. She was a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church and prior to retirement was employed with the Georgia Department of Transportation as a secretary and dispatcher. Mrs. Duke loved to garden, planting flowers and spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Verlin Cordell "Buck" Powell. Mrs. Duke is survived by her husband, Charles Duke of Summerville; sons, Barry Ross Powell(Helen)Fernandina Beach, FL, and Tyra Bryan Powell and his wife, Annie of Trion; daughter, Dawn Renee Anderson of Summerville; Father, Frank Bowers of Summerville; stepson, Alan Duke; stepdaughter, Amy Snipes; grandchildren, Shane Reece, Lacey Clark, Shay Polchek, Christopher Powell, Skyler Powell, Estin Powell, Aydin Powell, Dakota Powell and Bryson Powell; great grandchildren, Gage Reece, Gavin Reece, Asher Clark, Briar Clark and Aaliyah Currelley. Funeral Services for Mrs. Duke will be held Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Waydell Howell and Rev. Larry Scoggins officiating. Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Shane Reece, Skyler Powell, Gavin Reece, Gage Reece, Dewayne Clark and Christopher Polchek. Honorary Pallbearers will be Estin Powell, Aydin Powell, Bryson Powell and Dakota Powell. Mrs. Duke will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Barbara Carolyn Powell Duke.