Edith M. Duke
July 24, 1920 ~ June 9, 2011
Edith Marie Moehring Leishear Duke, age 90, of Fairfax VA, died Thursday June 9, 1991 at the Virginian Retirement Community, Fairfax, VA. She was born on July 24, 1920 in Washington, DC to the late John M. and Bessie Hackett Moehring. Edith was the beloved wife of the late Kinchen Asbury Duke, Jr., loving and devoted mother of William E. Leishear and his wife Martha of Goldvein, VA., John B. Leishear of Marshall, VA., Jeanne Leishear Seering of Greenwood, VA., Michael E. Leishear and his wife Linda of Laurel, MD and Dianne Leishear Kuhn of Pleasant Garden, NC., mother-in-law of Mary Sharon Rush Leishear of Annandale, VA., and Emily Zack Leishear of Falls Church, VA., Steven Kuhn of Greensboro, NC and the late Linda Lawrence, proud grandmother of John B. Leishear Jr., Christopher Leishear, Scott Leishear, Amy Leishear, Kate Seering , Michael Seering, Jennifer Kuhn, Gerald Kuhn, and Gregory Kuhn and the late David Leishear, great-grandmother of Aidan Leishear, Greta Leishear, Briana Leishear, Emma Leishear, Maya Leishear, Michael Leishear, and Isiah Leishear, step-Mother of Laura Duke Sproat and Carol Duke Hawkins, both of Knoxville, TN and the late Kinchen A. Duke, III and step-grandmother to James Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, Seth Hawkins, and Michael Sproat.
Edith was a great lesson in how to live life to the fullest and handle adversity with perseverance, courage, humor, and dignity. She is loved and as importantly, well liked. Her presence will be greatly missed but always remain.
In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, tribute # 28401828, PO Box 1000 Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148, or phone 800-822-6344. The family thanks the staff of The Virginian, her Doctors and Vitas Hospice for their care during Edith's illness.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Edith was a great lesson in how to live life to the fullest and handle adversity with perseverance, courage, humor, and dignity. She is loved and as importantly, well liked. Her presence will be greatly missed but always remain.
In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, tribute # 28401828, PO Box 1000 Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148, or phone 800-822-6344. The family thanks the staff of The Virginian, her Doctors and Vitas Hospice for their care during Edith's illness.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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I will miss my Aunt Edith, she had a quit wit about her and lived a wonderful life. She was very lucky to have a loving and close family. I know all of you will miss her dearly. Linda & Dick
Your wonderful Edith lived the credo, “God won’t make a mountain I can’t climb”. Such an example of grace, patience and love in all areas of her life. It was my honor to have known her and she will surely be missed.
Although I didn’t know Edith, I knew her through one of her accomplishments, Dee. So I know she was a wonderful, dear mother & friend & will be missed. I will continue to lift the family & friends up in prayers, for their comfort, peace & to remember to smile, as you treasure all the wonderful memories that each of you have.
Your mother was the first person to give you unconditional love and she will always be with you. She set a wonderful example for you and your sister and brothers. She will come into your memory often when you least expect. Remember her with LOVE.
Edith was a truly lovely and loving woman. I feel fortunate to have spent time with her and her family. She set a wonderful example and was a 2nd mother to me in many ways. I will never forget skating around the Reflecting Pool & sliding down the Lincoln Memorial staircase with Edith joining in, laughing in glee. I hold that memory and so many others dear. My heart goes out to her family. She lives on in you all.
My prayers are with family and friends. I was blessed to have known Edith.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike, Linda, Amy and their family. We know they will have many happy memories of their mother-grandmother and will miss her greatly. Love, Andrea and Jake
I have very fond memories of Edith. I was always welcome in her home(s) even for family occasions. I’ll never forget the Leishear family Christmas…it was like nothing I had ever seen before. She did not even get angry when I pulled into a head in parking space pulling a trailer on our way to Salter Path. She just laughed and got Jean to back it out when we were ready to leave. I’ll miss her.
Edith- I knew you well through your daughter Dee. Your lives were a mirror image to my mom and I. Two single working moms raising daughters alone. Two fabulous, wise, magnificent women who were and will always be our inspiration. The most important thing you gave was the uninterrupted family dynamic despite tribulations and a circle of unconditional love that now lives on in Dee. May you rest in peace ( and run into my mom so you guys can laugh about the crap you put up with from the two of us! and rejoice about our loving children and successes!)BJ Bartleson, 7/4/2011