Mary Jo Dukes Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mary Jo Dukes of Uvalda, Georgia, born in Screven, Georgia, who passed away on June 18, 2023 at the age of 85. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Jo Dukes to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Lee Groover and Dalfie Evans Groover; her husband Silas Aaron Dukes; her siblings, Donald Groover and Ruth Crummey; her stepsister Julie Hutchinson; and also, Bethene Dukes Baxley and Glenn Lamar Dukes.
She is survived by: her children, David Dukes (Pam Carter) of Baxley and Mary Jean Dunlap (Terry) of Eastman; her children-in-law, Heike Dukes of Brandon, FL and Wallace Baxley of Baxley; and her sisters-in-law, Ethel Dukes of Hazlehurst, Josephine Groover of Hazlehurst and Nell Dukes of Brunswick. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
