Betty Ducey
May 26, 1927 — September 30, 2017
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Betty Ducey
Betty Ducey
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at her residence Mrs. Betty “TuTu” Hester Ducey, 90, loving wife of 55 years to the late Robert “Bob” E. Ducey, Sr.
Mrs. Ducey was the daughter of the late John G. and Estelle Hester of Gatlinburg, TN. Family members include her sons: Robert E. Ducey, Jr. (Marcia), Patrick M. Ducey (Dana), and John A. Ducey (Danita); daughter: the late Patricia Ducey; granddaughters: Melissa Remy and Dr. Lauren Sanderlin; grandsons: John, Austin, Josh, and Zachary ; six great grandsons and four great granddaughters; brother: John Hester (Alice); sister: the late Louise Hester Cook; numerous nieces and nephews.
Before moving to Augusta in 1964, she was very active in civic, church and school affairs in Alabama while serving two terms as President of the Junior Woman’s Club. Mrs. Ducey served on the Board of Mental Health for Etowah in Gadsden, Al. and was crowned “Mrs. Alabama” in 1958.
Mrs. Ducey was a business woman, former owner of Button & Bows Fabric Shop in National Hills and Ducey Automotive of Martinez. She and her husband retired in 1997.
She was a member of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church where she was a member of the choir, she also served as Extraordinary Minister, Visitation of the Sick and on the Worship Committee. Mrs. Ducey served as a volunteer for many years with Catholic Social Services and St. Joseph Hospice. She was also a member of The Sacred Heart Guild and served as president for the Parents Advisory Board of Lynndale, Inc.
The funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with Fr. Mark Ross celebrant. Burial will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be her grandsons Josh, Zachary, John, and Austin Ducey, Jimmy Hester and Leonard Remy.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lynndale Inc., 1490 Eisenhower Dr, Augusta, GA 30904.
A vigil service will be held on Tuesday evening at 6:00 and the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at her residence Mrs. Betty “TuTu” Hester Ducey, 90, loving wife of 55 years to the late Robert “Bob” E. Ducey, Sr.
Mrs. Ducey was the daughter of the late John G. and Estelle Hester of Gatlinburg, TN. Family members include her sons: Robert E. Ducey, Jr. (Marcia), Patrick M. Ducey (Dana), and John A. Ducey (Danita); daughter: the late Patricia Ducey; granddaughters: Melissa Remy and Dr. Lauren Sanderlin; grandsons: John, Austin, Josh, and Zachary ; six great grandsons and four great granddaughters; brother: John Hester (Alice); sister: the late Louise Hester Cook; numerous nieces and nephews.
Before moving to Augusta in 1964, she was very active in civic, church and school affairs in Alabama while serving two terms as President of the Junior Woman’s Club. Mrs. Ducey served on the Board of Mental Health for Etowah in Gadsden, Al. and was crowned “Mrs. Alabama” in 1958.
Mrs. Ducey was a business woman, former owner of Button & Bows Fabric Shop in National Hills and Ducey Automotive of Martinez. She and her husband retired in 1997.
She was a member of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church where she was a member of the choir, she also served as Extraordinary Minister, Visitation of the Sick and on the Worship Committee. Mrs. Ducey served as a volunteer for many years with Catholic Social Services and St. Joseph Hospice. She was also a member of The Sacred Heart Guild and served as president for the Parents Advisory Board of Lynndale, Inc.
The funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with Fr. Mark Ross celebrant. Burial will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be her grandsons Josh, Zachary, John, and Austin Ducey, Jimmy Hester and Leonard Remy.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lynndale Inc., 1490 Eisenhower Dr, Augusta, GA 30904.
A vigil service will be held on Tuesday evening at 6:00 and the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com
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