Dennis Ray Duke, 77, of Celina, passed away on August 8, 2022, in Celina, Texas. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Friendship Church in Frisco, Texas with Rev. Mark Crawford and Rev. Brad Sugg officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 A.M. until service time. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, August 12, 2022, at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland, Texas with Rev. Milford Thomason officiating. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville, Texas is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Duke was born November 18, 1944, in Bastrop, Louisiana to Ray Emmanuel Duke and Katherine Parker. He married Glinda Horn Duke on February 11, 1977, in Midland, Texas. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked for Southwestern Bell and AT&T, retiring as a Sales Engineer. Dennis and Glinda were members of Friendship Church.
He is survived by his wife, Glinda Duke; sons, Ray Duke and wife, Elizabeth, Jeff Duke and wife, Chelsea, and Rusty Morris and wife, Michelle; daughters, Jennifer Arnold and husband, Chad, and Jan Crawford and husband, Mark; sisters, Regina Pahal and husband, Jim, Nelwyn Talley and husband, Andy, Paula Duke and Michele Johnson and husband, Mark; grandchildren, Alexis Duke, Olivia Duke, Kellan Duke, Daniela Duke, Hannah Williams and husband, J.J., Keegan Menn, Sarah Menn, Randall Morris and wife, Bridgette, Colton Morris and wife, Megan, Colby Morris, Kasey Morris, Mitchell Tennison, Cassie Tennison, Abby Tennison, Cameron Arnold, Cooper Arnold, Brandon Crawford and wife, Ashley, and Morgan Sugg and husband, Brad; fifteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild on the way.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Randall Morris, Brandon Crawford, Cameron Arnold, Cooper Arnold, Colton Morris, Colby Morris, Kellan Duke, Brad Sugg, and Mitchell Tennison.
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