More detail on this person: Lieutenant Colonel
David Dukes, U. S. Army Retired, 83, of
Jonesborough, died March 4, 2013 at the Johnson
City Medical Center.
He was the son of the late Dennis Dukes and
Mildred Sutherland of Memphis, TN.
LTC Dukes was a 1951 Distinguished Military
Graduate of the University of Tennessee. He
retired from the Army in 1971 after more than
twenty years of service and was a Korean and
Vietnam War veteran.
LTC Dukes was the recipient of the Legion of Merit
with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal,
the Meritorious Service Medal, The Air Medal with
eleven Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Occupation
Medal (Japan), the National Defense Service Medal,
the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations
Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the
Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Korean War
Service Medal.
He was a graduate of the Army Command and
General Staff College, a Senior Army Aviator, and
has served on the Army General Staff.
After retirement from the Army, LTC Dukes was a
teacher and administrator in the Washington
County School System.
He was a graduate of Christian Brothers High
School, Memphis, TN.
He attended East Tennessee State University and
received Masters of Arts Degrees in both Reading
and Educational Administration.
LTC Dukes was a member of Central Baptist
Church, Johnson City.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by: his wife, Janis Hale Dukes; one
daughter, Amanda Dukes; and a grandson, David
Ashton York.
Survivors include his daughter, Dana York, and his
granddaughter, Amanda York.
The family of LTC David Dukes will receive friends
from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Thursday in the
Central Baptist Church Welcome Corridor. The
funeral service will follow at 1:30 PM in the
church sanctuary. Rev. Gene Elliott will
officiate. Following the funeral service, family
and friends will proceed to the U. S. National
Cemetery, Mountain Home for committal services at
2:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that
memorials be made to the Children's Ministry of
Central Baptist Church, 300 N. Roan St., Johnson
City, TN 37601 or WUOT Public Radio, 209
Communications Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37996-0322
which he helped found when he was a student at
the University of Tennessee.
Memories and condolences may be shared via
www.morrisbaker.com.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, 2001 E. Oakland Avenue, Johnson City,
is serving the Dukes family. (423) 282-1521
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