Individual Details

Marriage

Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) Sunday, October 26, 1941, Page 21
Rielly-Duval Bridal Set
TUCSON, Oct. 25 - Informal rites tomorrow morning in St. Philips-in-the-Hills here will unite Miss Ramona Willman Rielly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rielly, Clarkdale, and Corp. Clyde Arthur Duval, Prescott, now the the United States Army.
Preceding the ceremony the church organist will play "I Love You Truly" followed by the traditional wedding processional.
Miss Rielly, who will be given in marriage by her father, will wear a stone-blue costume suit with dark accessories and a corsage of gardenias. Her only ornament will be a broach which had belonged to her great-great grandmother.
A college classmate of the bride, Rose Berra, who will serve as her matron of honor, will wear a wine-colored ensemble with blue accessories.
Howard Duval, brother of the prospective bridegroom, will serve as best man.
Mrs. Rielly has selected a soldier-blue dress with matching accessories and a complimentary corsage and Mrs. J. O. Renner, Prescott, the bridegroom's mother, will wear wine with brown accessories and a corsage of carnations.
A wedding breakfast at the Pioneer Hotel will follow the cermony. Immediately after breakfast the pair will leave on a honeymoon to an unannounced destination, at the conclusion of which Corporal Duval will return to service with the army.
The bride was graduated from Clarkdale Grammar and High Schools and the University of Arizona. She is a member of the Prescott Pilot Club and president of the Prescott Business and Professional Women's Club. For several years she has been employed by the Yavapai County Board of Social Security and Welfare.
Mr. Duval is a graduate of Prescott High School and before his induction in the army was employed by a Prescott business firm.

Death

Ramona Willman Duval passed away January 14, 2010 at the age of 94.

She departed this life just as she walked through it, quietly and peacefully.

Ramona was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Arthur Duval.

Ramona was a native born Arizonan, born and raised in the small town of Clarkdale. After high school, Ramona moved to Tucson where she attended the University of Arizona. While in Tucson, Ramona met and married her life long spouse, Clyde Arthur Duval.

Ramona and Clyde moved to Prescott, where they enjoyed over forty years together. Clyde worked at Sam Hill Hardware Store, while Ramona was employed by Yavapai County Welfare Office as a Social Worker.

Ramona was a true lady. She was kind and gentle, and never spoke harshly to or about anyone. Ramona was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church for many years. She enjoyed people and was a wonderful hostess. Ramona always had a crowd on the 4th of July where people gathered on her porch to enjoy the parade.

Thank you to the employees of Pine Crest Adult Care Home who made sure Ramona's final years were abundant and peaceful. Thank you, Butch Hampton for handling Ramona's final arrangements.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the Victorian Chapel of Hampton Funeral Home, 240 S. Cortez St., Prescott, AZ.

Ramona will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Clyde, at Mt. View Cemetery, Prescott, AZ. In lieu of flowers, Ramona requested that donations be made to a charitable organization of choice.

(Obituary published in Arizona Republic, 01/16/2010.)