Age 67, Lawton - Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church with Rev. Kim Hames, minister officiating. Mrs. Gilbert died Monday, August 24, in Lawton. Burial will follow the service at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. Duffy was born June 13, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Veda Thompson and Ned Hankins. She attended several schools throughout Lawton and graduated from Lawton High School in 1960 and attended Cameron University. She married James "Jimmy" Gilbert on October 20, 1962 and enjoyed 29 years of marriage until his death in 1989. Soon after high school she was employed as a secretary at Fort Sill and worked her way up to Budget Analyst and finally Deputy Budget Officer. She then transferred to Falls Church, Virginia, to work in the Directorate of Logistics Office of the Army Surgeon General as Program Analyst. She was a Distinguished Member of the United States Army Medical Department Regiment and received many commendations, awards and accolades for her work. Her pride, loyalty and dedication to duty brought great credit to herself, the Army Medical Department, the United States Army and the Department of Defense. In 2000, Duffy retired after 39 years of civil service and moved back to Lawton in 2002. She was an award winning photographer, master gardener and an animal rescuer. Since then, she has been involved in numerous civic organizations, volunteerism and entertaining friends and family. She was a member of First Christian Church. She is survived by two daughters and sons in law, Kara and Charles Fehring and Kelley and Donald Hall, all of Lawton; four grandchildren, Kessa Fehring, Kinley Fehring, Anna-Grace Hall and Brady Hall; a sister and brother in law, Susan and Newby Ellington, Los Alamos, New Mexico; two brothers in law and sisters in law, Charles and Mary Carol Gilbert, Norman, and Steve and Margaret Barber, Andorra; two step sisters, Vanessa Woith, Lawton, and Vondah Stockbridge, Norman; a step brother and his wife, Randy and Robin Woith, Frisco, Texas; a special friend, Bobby, numerous nieces, nephews, family and lifelong friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her step mother and husband. Memorial contributions may be made to Lawton Beautiful Inc, 4202 SW Lee Blvd, Building A, Lawton OK 73505 or to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, attn: Donor Services PO Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309