Obituary from the Rome-News Tribune - 8/28/01
Ms. Bobbe Jeanne "Joan" Duvall
Ms. Bobbe Jeanne "Joan" Duvall, age 50 of Calhoun, died Sunday Aug. 26, 2001
at Gordon Hospital following six months of illness.
Ms. Duvall was born on Sept. 23, 1950 in Abbeville, LA.; daughter of John
Hobart Duvall and the late Mary Lee Chamblee Duvall. She lived in Rome,
before moving to Calhoun where she was employed by ABF Freight Lines as a
billing clerk and dispatcher.
Ms. Duvall is survived by her father, John Hobart Duvall of Cullman, Ala.;
three brothers, Hobie Duvall of Atlanta, Frank Duvall of Charleston, S.C.,
and Mike Duvall of Douglasville; nieces and nephews, Shane, Derek, and
Elizabeth Duvall, Adam and Ryan Duvall. Aunts, uncles and cousins also
survive.
Memorial services for Ms. Bobbe Jeanne "Joan" Duvall will be conducted
Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradley Anderson Memorial Chapel of Max
Brannon & Sons Funeral Home.
Max Brannon & Sons Funeral Home of Calhoun is conducting the memorial
services for Ms. Bobbe Jeanne "Joan" Duvall of Calhoun.
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I have learned that this is a cremation, and actual interrment will be in
MS, though I don't know exactly when or where. I telephoned a florist
located next door to the Brannon Funeral Home, that was recommended by
Bobbe's cousin. Due to the large number of requests for flowers, they
could only offer a silk arrangement. However, the gal was extremely nice,
and said they have made up a quite nice wreath that would fall in our price
range - I mentioned something around $75, or a little more. She said
others were also going with silk, and she assured me that it would be
lovely, and that we would be pleased with it. So I accepted. I hope that
meets with everyone's approval.
The card is signed, Friends and Cousins of the Mississippi GenWeb Project.
I gave the florist my name and telephone number, in case anyone wishes to
contact us. The florist was super nice, and very helpful.
A little additional information about Bobbe:
She had been feeling badly for about six months, but thought it was a
stubborn virus, as she had good days mixed with the bad days. Finally
further tests were run, but positive identification of the cancer didn't
occur until last Tuesday. She died five days later, in her home. Her
remains were then transported to the hospital.
Ellen