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- Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday December 26, 1946 [p. 1]
Obituary - Mrs. Bessie Duncan
Bessie M., daughter of John H. and Maria Walkinshaw, was born near College Springs, Iowa, November 9, 1872, and died at her home in Bedford, December 17, 1946, at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 8 days.
At an early age, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Blanchard, Iowa, where she attended elementary school. Later, she attended college, which was then known as Amity, at College Springs.
Through the influence of her strict reformed Presbyterian parents, she, very early in life, united with that church, where she remained a member until her marriage to Orie E. Duncan and then she became affiliated with the church of her husband where she continued as a faithful and loyal member until her death.
She was married January 9, 1894, to Orie E. [mmett] Duncan of Blanchard. Their new home was established on a farm in Taylor County, where they resided until 1914, at which time they moved to Bedford, where she spent the remainder of her life with the exception of 14 years, which were spent at Collins, Missouri.
They moved back to Bedford May 8, 1946.
To them were born 9 children, one having died in infancy. They are Lucile E. of Longview, Texas, Omar Daniel, deceased 1916, Major Fred J. of the U.S. Army, stationed in Giessen, Germany; Raymond J. of San Francisco, Orie Leland of Bedford, Jim W. of Des Moines, and Willard E. [dgar] of San Francisco, Elfie F. Thompson of Bedford.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, seven children, eleven grandchildren and three sisters: Jennie McKnight of Orlando, Florida, Hannah Henning of Hopkins, Missouri and Lois Copeland of Maryville; four brothers, Will of Blanchard, Ad of Washington, Jim of Chicago, and Frank of Lincoln, Nebraska.
The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
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