Sharon C. Duffie

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Date: Nov 24 2024 8:02 PM

Sharon C. Duffie

“You know, she was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave.”

– Fried Green Tomatoes

Sharon Cobb Duffie of Dothan, Alabama unexpectedly and quickly went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, November 23, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 12 p.m. at Fowler Family Funeral Home (965 Woodland Drive) with Pastor Fox Fleming and Chaplain John Gormley officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

She is survived by her real-life Rhett Butler, Terry Duffie, husband of nearly

52 years; her children daughter, Ryanne Duffie Saucier (Dan Saucier), son,

Terry “Skip” Durrell Duffie, II (Scarlett Duffie), and Dr. Tara Roseann Duffie

Hawkins (Josh Hawkins); and her father Malcolm Cobb. She enjoyed

entertaining and loving her two beautiful grandsons Elias Saucier (Ryanne

and Dan) and Jack Duffie (Skip and Scarlett).

Born in Fairfield, Alabama on October 13, 1949, Sharon grew up loving the

arts, music, and dancing. She performed in one of the first local Mickey

Mouse Club Mouseketeer Clubs at the Birmingham Theater and was a

majorette. She was a graduate of Jacksonville State University and

received a Masters degree in Education from Troy State University.

“Ms. Sharon,” (and NOT Mrs. Duffie, as she was quick to tell you was her

mother-in-law, Mabel Duffie) was a wife, mother, writer, poet, educator, a

bibliophile, a lover of American history, incredible cook, an appreciator of

fine china, good Southern etiquette, Elvis, and a Christmas decoration

afficionado. With a memory like a steel trap (of course, unless she didn’t

want to remember), she was quick to debate anyone on the origins of and

the history behind a line in the United States Constitution or a passage

from the Bible.

Her love affair with Terry began with a meet cute, usually only reserved for

romantic comedy movies, of a chance meeting in the college cafeteria of

Jacksonville State University with him peacocking for any girls’ attention

and her in a white tennis skirt. It started with him declaring to the other

hormonal males at the table “I’m going to marry that one” and concluded

with a devotion to each other through all the ups and downs, building

businesses, building dreams, and building a family for over 52 years.

The backbone (and oftentimes brains behind) Terry’s dreams, aspirations,

and career accomplishments, Sharon knew that being a mother was her

highest and best calling. In addition to her God-given children, her home

was a place where friends of Ryanne, Skip, and Tara always felt welcomed,

loved, and usually greeted with cookies, chocolate milk, and advice,

whether they wanted it or not. And, if not wanted, they knew the advice

was rooted in love and genuine care for their well-being and growth as a

human. Her influence as a teacher impacted lives in ways that will never

be fully comprehended.

She enjoyed spending time in the Smoky Mountains where she felt most at

peace and with God. Recently, she could be found finding opportunities to

indulge and spoil her two grandsons rotten. Traveling with the families of

Elias and Jack had become a favorite, and delighting in seeing them grow,

learn, and explore this world. Always inquisitive and suspect, she never

quite believed Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, or John F. Kennedy, Jr. left this world

in the manner in which is the accepted story. She knew who she was and

whose she was.

She suffered no fool and had zero patience for not aspiring to do your best.

If she loved you, you damn well knew it. And, if she didn’t, well, you

probably knew that too. The quintessential Southern Belle who believed in

the good of humanity, loving people well, a nicely penned handwritten

thank you note, and celebrating with the perfect table setting for any

occasion, her presence here in this Earth will be missed every day.

She is preceded in death by her daughter Suzanne Duffie, mother Jewel

Maureen Cobb, her grandmother Dolly Roberts, her mother-in-law Mabel

Duffie, father-in-law Homer Duffie, and many beloved pets.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable donations to any of the following organizations:

1. Dothan Rotary Club – Children’s Miracle Playground. Attention: Rick Rikard

2. Respite Care First United Methodist Church, Dothan, Alabama. Attention: Katie Holland

3. Dothan Humane Society. Attention: Elsie Campbell

A special thank you to Stephanie Burke who lovingly cared for, argued with, and assisted her for over six years. As they joked, Stephanie was an amazing Governess to the Queen.

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