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, Vernon 

Cordell “Buck” Powell.
 
Mrs. Duke is survived by her husband, Charles Duke of 

Summerville; sons, Barry Ross Powell and his companion, 

Helen, of San 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 Polcheck, 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 Polcheck.  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.