- Date Of Birth: September 13, 1922
- Date Of Death: March 4, 2021
- State: Georgia
Ina Fobbus Dukes passed away surrounded by family at her home March 4, 2021 in Blue Ridge Georgia at age 98. Ina was born in 1922 in Carroll County, Georgia to Joseph Henry and Virginia Lorena Fobbus.
After spending her early years on the family farms in rural Georgia with her parents and grandparents, Ina and her family including her sister, Burlia, and brother, Buck, moved to Newnan, Georgia. She met her future husband, Sterling Dukes, in Newnan where they married in 1944. She began a life of adventure as a military bride with frequent transfers and moves across the world, which she always looked forward to.
She enjoyed playing bridge and games with friends in The Village at Blue Ridge, where she spent her last 23 years. She attended Faith Presbyterian Church. Ina also enjoyed making a beautiful home with each move and she especially loved gardening. Ina was a wonderful mother to three daughters: June Dukes Nesbitt (John), Janet Dukes Keller (Alan), and Jennifer Dukes McCollum, four grandchildren: Robin Nesbitt Person (John Stevens), Allison Turner Massey (Brian), April Keller, Jill Keller Bager (Ed) and three great grandchildren.
