DONALD DEAN DUFF

Donald Dean Duff, 76, of Jefferson City, died Saturday, September 4, 2004, at St. Marys Health Center. He was born on January 26, 1928, in Nebo, Illinois, the son of Vincent H. and Verna Ethel Durall Duff. He was raised by J.W. and Ruth Vaughan. He was married on September 3, 1950, in New Bloomfield to Betty L. Payne who survives at the home. Other survivors include twin-sons and their wives, Patrick Duff and Jane Denney, Kansas City, MO; and Phillip Duff and Karen Farley, Seattle, Washington; two daughters and one son-in-law, Marise R. Stewart, Falls Church, Virginia; and Marsha and Steve Warnke, Springfield, MO; three grandchildren, Bink Stewart; Ainsley Stewart; and Julian Duff; one brother, Eugene Cotton Vaughan, Fulton; and two sisters, Mary Dornan, Kansas City; and Carol Rodriquez, Naples, Florida. He was preceded in death by one brother, Homer Duff; and three sisters, Pauline Heavner; Maxine Clark; and Donna Kuhlman. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home. Entombment will be in Riverview Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, September 6, 2004, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, 3210 N. Ten Mile Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109 (893-5251). Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, POB 1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653; or the American Cancer Society, 2932 Mohawk, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Those wishing to send condolences or tributes to the family may do so at www.dulletrimble.com. A graduate of New Bloomfield High School, Mr. Duff was employed with the United States Department of Agriculture in Kansas City, MO from 1949 to 1954; with MFA Insurance Company from 1954 to 1964; and retired in 1994 as Vice President of Data Processing with Silvey Insurance Company in Columbia where he and his wife lived for forty-six years. He was a United States Navy veteran serving two tours of duty. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church, New Bloomfield; and Kiwanis International in Columbia.