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Judy Harris Duesberry

November 4, 1941 – December 13, 2023
Obituary of Judy Harris Duesberry
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Baldwin-Fairchild Oaklawn Chapel & Oaklawn Cemetery

Judy Harris Duesberry, 82, of Portsmouth, VA, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in Lake Mary, Florida, at the home of her daughter.

She was born November 4, 1941 in Roanoke, Virginia to Cornelia and Vernon Harris. Judy graduated from Floyd County High School and received a degree in fashion design from Richmond Professional Institute (RPI).

After beginning her career as a department store model and elementary school teacher, Judy taught for 20 years in the special education department of Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, VA. She was a talented artist, loved by her students, and enjoyed shopping, reading, traveling and arts and crafts. After retirement, she enjoyed several years back in her hometown, and later resided in Florida.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents; her former spouse, Harry Edward Duesberry; and her great-niece Annalia Meredith Wills. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Regina and Michael Christian; her sister and brother-in-law, Constance and John Mitchell; her niece, Christie Wills; and her great-nephew and niece, Jackson Thomas and Augusta Claire Wills.

She is being buried at Baldwin-Fairchild Oaklawn Cemetery.

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