Mildred McNew Duff

Mildred Opal McNew Duff, 84, retired from UNIYSIS Corporation in Bristol, Tennessee, died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at NHC Hillview. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Jeff Foster officiating. The family will visit with friends at graveside at the conclusion of services. The family suggests memorials to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (for breast cancer research), P. O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265 or the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 4205 Hillsboro Road, Suite 317, Nashville 37215. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. Born in Washington County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jessie P. McNew and Leatha Cowan McNew. She was a member of Grace Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Willis Graham Duff, whom she married June 8, 1945; son, Lee (Kim) Duff of Columbia; sister, Clara McNew Egan of Columbia; and grandchildren, Natalie Duff Carroll of Knoxville and Adison (Mary Beth) Duff of Columbia. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements.