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Cleveland Family Tradition Stolen, Asking For Help

119 views · Published 15 August 2012 · 2:21 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by Alyssa Spirato  It's a story that's sure to tug at your heartstrings.It all started with husband, wife and a little imagination that passed down generations.But now a Cleveland family is asking for your help after they say the generations long tradition is gone, because of 2 missing cement ducks.Troy Owens tells NewsChannel9 it was around this time ten years ago, he decided to place the two ducks around the outside of his house for his wife to find. He says she seemed to enjoy it so much, he had to keep it up. He did just that, for over 10 years."It was special to us to know that he placed them just for her so she can find out. And after she was gone, he started placing them for his neighbors, and then once he moved in here with me, he would do it for me," says Tami Stubblefield, Owens' daughter.Not shortly after, the ducks had a following by neighbors. But just over a year ago,  his wife of 56 years passed away suddenly. To keep her memory alive, he took the ducks and continued the tradition with his daughter."It reminded me so much of things she would say about them," says Owens.Earlier this month, Owens tried getting up and placing the ducks, but they were no where to be found. He hasn't seen them since."After two days, I asked dad what he did with the ducks. He thought I had done something with the ducks. Then we realized that they had been taken," says Stubblefield.Now, they are pleading for them back."They don't mean anything to you, they were just concrete ducks. Just bring them back to us, they mean so much. You could walk up to my door right now and hand them to me. I wouldn't say a word," says Stubblefield.If you know where the ducks may be, you can call Tami Stubblefield at (423) 457-3034.

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