Nora Lee Duff, 65, of Strong, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Hillsboro Manor Nursing Home in El Dorado.

She was born Jan. 18, 1947, in Marion, La. She was a member of Springhill Baptist Church in Oakland, La., and was a retired dietitian with Hillsboro Manor Nursing Home.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ezell Burch, Fannie Mae Thomas Burch and Levi Loyd; and a brother, Dwayne Perry.

Survivors include her husband, Albert N. Duff of Strong; three sons, Albert B. Duff of El Dorado, and Steve Rivers and Michael Rivers of Strong; one daughter, Kathy Rivers of Strong; seven brothers, Jimmy Perry, Tracey Perry, Edgar Burch and Tony Burch of Marion, Lee Arthur Loyd and Leon Loyd of Shreveport, La., John Burch of Tulsa, Okla., and Dwayne Perry of Newark, N.J.; one sister, Linda Carter Flowers of Shreveport; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Springhill Baptist Church in Oakland with the Rev. Horace Charles officiating. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery in Oakland under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home.

Public viewing will be held from 1 until 5 p.m. today and from 8 until 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Published: 05/11/2012