Marlene Whittington Henderson Duchen

Alapaha, GA Mrs. Jeanie Marlene Whittington Henderson Duchen, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at her residence. Mrs. Duchen was born September 30, 1936, in Clinch County, to the late Jeff Whittington & Emma Williams Whittington. She was a homemaker and attended the Alapaha Methodist Church. Mrs. Duchen was preceded in death by two brothers: J.W. Whittington & Chesley “Buddy” Whittington; and four sisters: Janice Whittington, Lillian Corbitt, Onice Johnson and Ethel Cothran. Survivors are her husband: Myron Duchen, of Alapaha; three daughters & a son-in-law: Tammy & Randy Stone, and Melissa Henderson, all of Alapaha, and Diane Dean, of Savannah; two sons: Paul Henderson, of Savannah, and Jeff Henderson, of Waynesville; five sisters & a brother-in-law: Ruth Zenick and Foe Skinner, both of Jacksonville, Doris Taylor, of Brunswick, Elva Kasmallie, of Hoboken, Janice & Dempsey Bennett, of Homerville; one brother & sister-in-law: Horace & Myrtle Whittington, of Homerville; sixteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; & several other relatives. Memorial services for Mrs. Duchen will be held Friday, December 5, 2008, at two o'clock from the Roundtree Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from Roundtree Funeral Home, Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 6 til 8. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Roundtree Funeral Home is serving the Duchen Family.