Lillian Foster Duke

August 3, 2015

Lillian Foster Duke, 87, went home to be with her Lord on July 31, 2015. She was born on February 14, 1928, to the late Clyde and Rosa Foster in Butler County, Alabama and has been a resident of Escambia County, FL since 1947. She retired from the Escambia County School District, was a member of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church for many years, and was a long-time advocate for the developmentally disabled.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Waldo; and her son, Stanley.

She is survived by her son, Steven Duke (Belinda) of Shalimar, FL; daughter, Anna Duke Johnson (Frank) of Pensacola; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A celebration of her life will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home South with the Reverend Ron Pouliot and Reverend Brad Johnson officiating.

Interment will follow in Pensacola Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Pine Forest Road in Pensacola.

Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. prior to services.

The family would like to extend special thanks to the staffs of Homestead Retirement Village, especially buildings C and D, and Covenant Hospice for their love and special care they gave our mother.

In lieu of flowers, Mom has requested that memorial contributions be made to ARC-Gateway, 3932 N 10th Ave, Pensacola, Florida 32503.

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