Henry Howard Duncan

Henry Howard Duncan, was born February 9, 1883 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, the son of Joseph Wilson and Sarah Frances Johnson Duncan, and died February 19, 1957 in Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky. He married Lutie Ockerman October 23, 1912 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, daughter of Joseph Ockerman and Bettie Campbell. She was born July 20, 1893 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died May 27, 1982 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. They are buried in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky. They were the parents of the following children:

1. Hazel Mae Duncan, born January 2, 1915 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, died July 20, 2004 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. She married John Alvin McGaughey and they were the parents of four children. Their son, John Alvin McGaughey Jr., born February 11, 1939 in Anderson County, Kentucky, died July 31, 2003 in Anderson County, Kentucky. He was survived by his wife and two children. Burial was in Hebron Cemetery, Anderson County, Kentucky.
2. Hallie Bell Duncan, born June 24, 1917, died January 15, 2001. She married Estill Crocker, also deceased.
3. Leslie Kenneth Duncan married Nora Arnold.
4. Viola Duncan married James Edward Flora, born 1920, the son of Santford and Carrie Bell Alcorn Flora. He died August 7, 1998 in Frankfort, Kentucky and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Ky.
5. Joseph Warren Duncan married Margie Foster.
6. Henry Howard Duncan Jr., born November 24, 1925 in Woodford County, Kentucky, died December 2, 2002 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was buried in Covington Memorial Gardens. He married Hazel Avis.
7. Lida Duncan married Charles Spencer, a native of Ashland, and a son of the late James W. and Ella C. Spencer. He died March 14, 1995 in Woodford County, KentuckyHe is buried in Midway Cemetery, Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky.
8. Emmett Duncan married Eunice Pickett.
9. Bettye Duncan married William Hall.

Obituaries

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky
Henry H. Duncan, 74, a retired farmer, passed away February 19, 1957 in Woodford Memorial Hospital in Versailles, Kentucky. A native of Nicholas County, he was a member of the Midway Methodist Church and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Knights of Phythias. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lutie Ockerman Duncan; five daughters, Mrs. John A. McGaughey of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Estill Crocker of Lynchburg, Tennessee, Mrs. James E. Flora of Frankfort, Mrs. Charles Spencer of Midway, and Mrs. Bettye Hall of Lexington; four sons, Joseph W. and Emmett Duncan of Lexington, Leslie K. Duncan of Midway, and Henry Duncan Jr. of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Funeral services will be conducted in Miller-Blackburn Funeral Home, Versailles, Kentucky, Thursday at 10 a.m. by the Rev. Virgil Fryman, pastor of the Midway Methodist Church. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky
Mrs. Lutie Ockerman Duncan, 88, of Gratz Street, Midway, Kentucky, widow of Henry H. Duncan, died May 27, 1982, after a long illness. She was the oldest living member of the Midway Methodist Church. Survivors are five daughters, Mrs. John A. (Hazel) McGaughey Sr. of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Estill (Hallie) Crocker of Tennessee, Mrs. James (Viola) Flora of Frankfort, Mrs. Charles (Lida) Spencer of Midway, and Mrs. Billy (Bettye) Hall of Lexington; four sons, Leslie K. Duncan of Midway, Joe W. Duncan and Emmett Duncan, both of Lexington, and Howard Duncan of Indiana; two sisters, Mrs. John E. Harmon and Mrs. Maude Worth, both of Lexington; 35 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles, Kentucky, by Rev. Mitchell Thomas. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, August 9, 1998
Services for James E. Flora, 75, of Frankfort, will be 11 A.M. Monday, August 10, 1998, at Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel in Versailles. He died at his residence Friday, August 7, 1998. A native of Woodford County, he was a retired employee of the Schenley Distillery in Frankfort with forty-two years of service. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Frankfort. Survivors include his wife, Viola Duncan Flora; three daughters, Yvonne Bailey of Frankfort, Janice Hubbard of Virginia, and Joyce Rader of Paris; two sisters, Anna Mae Nowlin and Geraldine Thompson, both of Lawrenceburg; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. He was the son of the late Santford and Carrie Bell Alcorn Flora. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, December 12, 2002
Henry Howard "Bull Dog" Duncan Jr., 77, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, husband of Hazel I Duncan, died Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at his home. A native of Midway, Kentucky, he retired in 1991 from Rose Exterminators as a technician. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five daughters, Karen Duncan of Indianapolis, Indiana, Dawn Kaiser, Donna martin and Gwen Velijovic, all of Fort Wayne, and Brenda Bowser of Auburn, Indiana; two sons, Dale Duncan of Euless, Texas and Ronald Duncan of Batavia, Illinois; four sisters, Hazel McGaughey of Lawrenceburg, Viola Flora of Frankfort, Lida Spencer of Midway, and Betty Hall of Lexington; three brothers,  Leslie Duncan of Midway, and Joseph and Emmett Duncan, both of Lexington; and nine grandchildren. A sister is deceased. Services were conducted December at Hockenmeyer & Miller Funeral Home. Burial was in Covington Memorial Gardens.

The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, July 22, 2004
Services for Hazel Mae Duncan McGaughey, 89, of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky will be Friday at the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. She died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Burial will be in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery. Born January 2, 1915 in Carlisle, Kentucky, she was a 1933 graduate of Kavanaugh High School, a homemaker, farmer and loved fishing. She was a member of the Sand Spring Baptist Church, the TEL Sunday School Class and worked in the nursery for many years. Survivors include her husband, John Alvin McGaughey Sr.; two daughters, Elaine M. Corn and Wilma L. Flygstad, both of Lawrenceburg; a son, Leslie Joe McGaughey of lawrenceburg; three sisters, Viola Flora, Frankfort, Betty Hall, Lexington, and Lida Spencer of Midway; three brothers, Joe Duncan and Emmett Duncan, both of Lexington, leslie Duncan, Midway; seventeen grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and three step-great-great-grandchildren. She was the daughter of the late Lutie Ockerman and Henry Duncan. She was preceded in death by a son, John Alvin McGaughey Jr.; a sister, Hallie Crocker; and two brothers, Howard and harris Duncan. Dr. Mike hamrick and Vernon Huber will officiate.

Submitted by Beulah Wiley Franks
Updated July 25, 2004

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