Eunice Nell Cunningham Duke Smith went to be with her Lord and Saviour on January 23, 2023. She was born in Tallahatchie County on October 30, 1928 to parents Alex E and Bettie Cunningham.
Funeral service will be at North Park Church of God of Prophecy, 75 Yalobusha Street, Greenwood, MS, Friday, January 27, 2023 at 11 AM with Tim Winters and Robbie Ware officiating. Services are under the direction of Wilson and Knight Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in Holcomb, MS at 2 PM.
Visitation will be Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 5 to 7 PM at the church.
Eunice was preceded in death by her husbands William “Bill” J. Duke and Herbert Smith, parents Alex and Bettie Cunningham, sisters Mamie Smith Hitt of Holcomb, MS, Alene Smith of Hueytown, AL, infant Geraldine “Jerry” Cunningham and brother Edwin Cunningham of Memphis, TN.
She is survived by three sons, Terry M. Duke, wife Susan of Monroe, LA, James William Duke, wife Tammy of Bolton, MS. and Paul C. Duke of Madison, MS., grandsons Michael Duke, Will Duke and Joseph Walker, great-grandson Dagen Duke, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Eunice was a founding member of Greenwood’s Church of God of Prophecy, now known as North Park COGOP, where she taught Sunday school classes, worked with children’s ministries, Vacation Bible School, and worked with Youth Outreach. She held several jobs over the years, including secretary, and cotton classer. After her beloved husband Bill’s passing, she became an LPN in her late forties and worked in the hospital and then nursing home for several years.
In her later years she enjoyed volunteering at the Greenwood Food Pantry.
In January of 2018, Eunice moved to Monroe, LA to a home adjacent to Terry and his family. Although it was an adjustment for her, she found a church that welcomed her, Highland Park Baptist Church and continued to make new friends and stay in contact with old friends on the phone. She continued driving up until this past December, enjoying outings to places such as the Ouachita Council on Aging.
Serving as pallbearers are Ricky Ware, David Ware, Byron O’Bryant, Glen “Goonie” Carpenter, Alex Smith, Keith Smith.
Serving as honorary pall bearers are George Barefoot, Norton Moore, James Carpenter, Calvin Stevens.
The family would like to thank the many friends that have loved our mother over the years.
Memorials may be made to Highland Park Baptist Church Monroe, 2507 Oliver Road, Monroe, LA 71201 or Church of God of Prophecy, Greenwood, MS.

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