Franklin – Sue Overman Duck, 90, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 in Southampton Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Courtland, a daughter of the late Ella Mae Yates and Gideon David Overman, Sr., grew up in Holland, and moved to Franklin as a young woman where she met and married Needham Timothy Duck.
She was a member of the Franklin Congregational Christian Church where she taught Sunday School for many years, was a past deacon, was a member of the Women's Fellowship and served on many committees. She was a charter member of Franklin Chapter of the OES and past matron, a former member of the Business and Professional Women's Club, a member of the Franklin Southampton Historical Society, and a Girl Scout leader.
Mrs. Duck was predeceased by her husband, N. T. Duck; her sisters, Virginia Howell and Minnie Mae Moore; a brother, Gideon David Overman, Jr., and their spouses; and her brother-in-law, Jimmie R. Duck. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Duck Baum and husband, Philip James Baum, D.D.S. of Midlothian; three beloved grandchildren, Ellen Elizabeth Baum Rembold and husband, Matthew Joseph Rembold, of Quinton, Karen Susan Baum of Arlington, and David Timothy Baum of Midlothian and Newport News. She is also survived by her brother, Aubrey Yates Overman and wife, Reata, of South Glastonbury, CT.; her sister-in-law, Alma Butler Duck of Franklin; her nieces, Carolyn Moore Branch and husband, Robert Branch, Sr., of Forest, and their family, Lillian Overman, M. D. and husband, Marcus Wilkinson, of Marlborough, CT, Barbara Duck Johnson and husband, Tom Johnson of Chesapeake and their daughter, her nephew, Richard Duck and wife Harriet, of Franklin.
She loved her family and especially her grandchildren who knew her as Mama Sue. She was a kind and thoughtful friend to many and will be remembered for jher friendly smile and love of people.
The funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the Franklin Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. James H. Hyatt officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p. m. Tuesday at Wright Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be mde to the building funds at Franklin Congregational Christian Church, 412 North High Street, Franklin, Va, 23851; or Bon Air Christian Church, 2071 Buford Road, Richmond, Va. 23235.