Regina Duckworth, daughter of the late Glendell (Glen) Duckworth and Joy Johnson Duckworth was born August 1, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas and departed this life on January 10, 2017 at her residence in Jackson, Missouri at the age of 59.

Ms. Duckworth was a Registered Nurse and was employed at Southeast Health and Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  She was a member of the Millersville Baptist Church in Millersville, Missouri.

She is survived by her step-mother, Andrea Duckworth of Dexter, Missouri; by one step-brother, Mark Kirkbride of Olathe, Kansas; one step-sister, Laura Kirkbride of Seattle, Washington; by one aunt, Marlene Winstead of Dexter, Missouri; by two special cousins, Vickie Hunsperger and Debbie Harris, both of Dexter, Missouri; by other relatives and her four beloved Dogs.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Services will be conducted at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel, Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Jim Hook officiating. A private Interment will follow at the Dexter Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN, 38105 or Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, 2536 Boutin Drive, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701.