THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, January 13, 1996 TAG: 9601130252
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
Mabel Neale Durkee, 79, died Jan. 12, 1996, in a local nursing home.
Mrs. Durkee, the widow of A. Franklin Durkee Sr., was a native of Princess Anne County. She was a member of Talbot Park Baptist Church, Westminister Chapter (NU)99, and Order of the Eastern Star. She operated the family owned Durkee's Florist.
Survivors include two sons, E. Neale Durkee and his wife, Linda of Virginia Beach, Arthur Franklin Durkee Jr. of Virginia Beach; a sister, Virginia Neale Dawley of Newport News; a brother, Thomas E. Neale Jr. of Norfolk; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by Dr. Tim Dixon. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to Talbot Park Baptist Church. Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, is in charge.
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