The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, October 4, 1995             TAG: 9510040442
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: FRANKLIN                           LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

JUNIUS T. DUCK JR.

Junius Timothy ``Buddy'' Duck Jr., 71, of the 100 block Bobwhite Lane, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995, in Maryview Hospital, Portsmouth.

Mr. Duck, a longtime Franklin merchant, was a lifelong resident of Franklin. He was the son of the late Junius Timothy Sr. and Elizabeth Brown Duck. Mr. Duck owned and operated ``Buddy's Lunch'' from 1948 to 1974. During World War II, he worked in the Naval Shipyard, Portmsouth. After his retirement in 1974, Mr. Duck drove a schoolbus for the city of Franklin and was one of the first employees of the Winn Dixie Grocery Store in Franklin. He was a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Dorothy Cutchins Duck; one daughter, Betty A. Duck; three sons, Junius T. ``Tim'' Duck III, John R. Duck, all of Franklin, and Charles R. Duck of Suffolk; three grandchildren, Candace Duck, and Matt Key of Franklin and Robert Duck of Nags Head, N.C.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Poplar Spring Cemtery by the Rev. Reginald Warren. The family will receive friends at Wright Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. today and suggest memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Ruth Petty, 116 Southampton Road, Franklin, Va. 23851.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB