Roberta (Dukes) Barnwell, 92, of Milltown, Indiana died on April 16, 2023 at Baptist Health-Louisville Hospital. She was born on September 28, 1930 in Milltown, Indiana to the late James Ollo and Ella (Durham) Dukes.
She was a licensed hair dresser. She was a mother to all who knew her. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, bird watching, loved nature, and loved her fur babies.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Trudy Emara; son, Michael Summers, brothers, John Dukes and William Duke; sisters, Virginia Linne, Dorothy Clark, and Carman Elliott.
She is survived by her son, Robert S. Boyd-Barnwell and his life partner, Ruth Ketcham; a grandson, Kalyff Craig Punches-Brush; brothers, Jim and Charles Dukes; sisters, Norma Bright and Lula Mae VanWinkle; grandsons, Christopher John Lockett and Michael Florio.
The memorial service will be on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Milltown Baptist Church, 605 E. Main Street, Depauw, Indiana 47115. A meal will follow the service and feel free to bring a covered dish.
Brown Funeral Home in Milltown, Indiana is entrusted with the arrangements.
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