Orie Emmet Duncan
1873 - 1955 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. Orie Emmet Duncan was born on 28 Oct 1873 in Page County, Iowa; died on 5 Feb 1955 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Notes:
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa)
Thursday February 17, 1955 p. 5
Obituary - O. E. Duncan
Orie Emmett Duncan, son of Daniel and Nancy Duncan, was born in Page County, Iowa, Oct. 28, 1873, and died in St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Feb. 5, 1955, at the age of 81 years, three months, seven days.
Mr. Duncan grew to manhood in Page County and there he was married to Bessie Walkinshaw of Blanchard, Iowa.
To them nine children were born: Mrs. Lucile Waddell of Longview, Texas; Omar D., deceased; Fred J. of Columbus, Georgia; Raymond J. of San Francisco, California; Margaret, who died in infancy; Orie Leland, Bedford; Mrs. Elfie M. Thompson, Bedford; Jim W., Des Moines; Willard Edgar of Anderson, California.
Besides the children, he leaves one brother, Omar Duncan of Indianola, Iowa; eleven grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Mrs. Duncan died December 17, 1946.
The Duncan family began farming in Page County and then quite soon afterward moved to Taylor County and located north of Gravity in the neighborhood of the Oak Hill church. He was a member of the Methodist church, and on coming to the community of the Oak Hill church, his membership was placed there, where he sang in the choir for many years.
In 1916 they moved to Bedford where for a number of years he was employed by Taylor County, serving on the Highway department, and the last ten years of his active life was spent as marshal and street commissioner for the City of Bedford.
Funeral services were conducted from the Wetmore Funeral Home in Bedford, Feb. 11, at 2:00 o'clock by Rev. Robt. M. Peters of the Methodist church.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36568564/orie-emmet-duncanFamily/Spouse: Elizabeth "Bessie" Maria Walkinshaw. Elizabeth (daughter of John Henry Walkinshaw and Sarah E. McClelland) was born on 9 Nov 1872 in Page County, Iowa; died on 17 Dec 1946 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]