George R. Duncan

GEORGE R. DUNCAN Hartford City, IN George R. Duncan, 70, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, June 24, 2009 at Miller’s Merry Manor after an extended illness. A native of Rolling Station, Tennessee, he was born July 9, 1938, the son of Ira F. and Hallie M. (Wilburn) Duncan and was a resident of Blackford County since childhood. A 1956 graduate of Roll High School, he also received an accounting degree from Indiana Business School in Fort Wayne. George was a self-employed contractor most of his life and had worked at Waters Funeral Home over ten years. He was a member of the Calvary Pentecostal Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Cora Jean Caladine (husband, Richard), Hagerstown, MD; one son, Jeffrey R. Duncan (wife, Renea), Delphi, IN; one brother, Ron F. Duncan, Albany; two sisters, Glenda Schroeder (husband, Ivan), Maquoketa, IA and Phyllis Maxwell (husband, Alvin), Cadiz, OH; one brother-in-law, J. Robert Mitchell, Lafayette; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother on February 8, 1978, his father on November 28, 1996, his step-mother, Estel Bratton Duncan on October 8, 2005 and his sister, Brenda Mitchell on December 12, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 29 at Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Kevin Lex presiding. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory, Muncie. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until services Monday, June 29. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to his family for final expenses.