Blanche Olevia DUKES^{[1, 2, 3]}

1925 - 2015  (90 years)

• Name	Blanche Olevia DUKES  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1925	Clarendon County, South Carolina   [10]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Oswego, South Carolina of Sumter, South Carolina 1865Paschal Lane BLANCHE BAKER Posted Thursday, February 26, 2015 6:00 am Blanche Olevia Dukes Baker, 89, widow of Donnie Paschal Baker Sr., died on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at her home. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Sam Curry and Susan Carolyn "Carrie" Evans Dukes. Mrs. Baker was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She retired from Campbell's Soup Co. Survivors include four sons, Donnie P. Baker Jr. (Brenda), Herbert Baker, Wayne Baker and Mark Baker, all of Sumter; two daughters, Sara B. Fritsche and Shelby "Rikki" B. Barnes, both of Sumter; three brothers, Curry Dukes (Mary Ellen) of Sumter, Harold Dukes (Naomi) of Manning and Eugene Dukes (Doris) of Hartsville; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, J.S. Dukes; and sister, Julia Helen Rabon. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. James Chandler, the Rev. Dr. Steve Williams and the Rev. Charles Ahtonen officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donnie P. "Trey" Baker III, Trace Teal, Kevin Lynn, Tytus Lynn, Nathan Stark and Glenn Teal. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1865 Paschal Lane. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Tuomey Hospice and Brenda McLeod for the tender, loving care given to Blanche in her final days. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  _UID	8192DCCBEBFF4735A280B1A90741B23CD213
  Death	24 Feb 2015	at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Burial	27 Feb 2015	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [9]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I114590	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Sam Curry or Curry Sam DUKES, Sr.,   b. 6 May 1899/8, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. 20 Apr 1965 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Susan Caroline/Carolyn/Carrie Susan “Carrie J.” EVANS,   b. 23 May 1902, Manning/New Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 18 Sep 1983, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1922  [11]
  _UID	B5D64094C8C74622B94461850B68A770C35E
  _UID	B5D64094C8C74622B94461850B68A770C35E
  Family ID	F78992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donnie Paschal BAKER, Sr.,   b. 1929, Kershaw County, South Carolina d. 9 Sep 2010, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 20 Jan 1948  [6]
  _UID	2D48E109AF8245059A682C6E936C3EDE9134
  _UID	2D48E109AF8245059A682C6E936C3EDE9134
  Children	1. Billy BAKER   2. Sara BAKER   3. Samuel Herbert “Herbert” BAKER,   b. 1955, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 Jan 2018, at a local nursing facility, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 63 years)   4. Living   5. Mark Anthony BAKER   6. Donnie Paschal BAKER, Jr.   7. Shelby Jean BAKER
  Family ID	F79128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S25761] Herbert Baker. [S29281] Curry Cornelius Dukes. [S31662] William Harold Dukes. [S2920] . [S2727] . [S10244] 60th Wedding Anniversary. [S12018] Joe S. Dukes. [S14910] Donnie P. Baker Sr. [S22164] Blanche Baker. [S3689] Kathy Dodge Loyd, (Willow Bend Books 2004), page 267, 377. [S3689] Kathy Dodge Loyd, (Willow Bend Books 2004), page 267.