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Show Lifelong Resident, Veteran Marshal Taken By Death American Fork paid last respects to a lifelong resident and a prominent prom-inent citizen, William E. Duncan, at funeral services Monday afternoon after-noon in the Second ward chapel. Mr. Duncan died Friday at his home here, following a three-months illness. He was 81. Mr. Duncan was born at American Ameri-can Fork on August 15, 1858, a son of John and Eliza Bowman Duncan, who were pioneer settlers of the community. He married Mary Harrington, Har-rington, a daughter of American Fork's first mayor and bishop, Leonard Leon-ard E. Harrington, on January 11, 1880. Mr. Duncan had been prominent in civic affairs in this city, serving 23 years as night marshal of American Ameri-can Fork. In this position he served serv-ed faithfully and well. He became known as one to fulfill his duties without fear, and on numerous occasions oc-casions his bravery served him well in apprehending violators of the law. He also was employed for a number num-ber of years by a drug company and a power company, as watchman. A lifelong resident of American Fork, he was the city's oldest native-born native-born citizen. .He is survived by his wife, seven sons fend daughters, Mrs. Eliza Russell, Rus-sell, Leonard E. Duncan, Mrs. Millie Prince, Mrs. Ina Murphy, and Mrs. Florence Whitehead, all of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Velma Willis of Seattle, Washington, and Professor Delbert J. Duncan of Chicago; 13 grandchildren grand-children and seven great-grandchildren. Bishop Joseph H. Storrs officiated at the funeral services, in the Second Sec-ond ward chapel. The opening number was a violin solo by Max-ine Max-ine Taylor, accompanied by Mildred Richards. Clyde P. Crookston offered offer-ed the invocation. This was followed follow-ed by a vocal solo, "That Silver-Haired Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine", by Ray Shelley, accompanied by Mrs. Mary Humphries. Speakers were Lot Robinson, J. Stanley Peters and Bishop Storrs. Following a vocal solo, "Farewell", by Mrs. Clifford E. Young, accompanied accom-panied by Mariam Young, James T. Gardner pronounced the benediction. benedic-tion. The grave in the American Fork cemetery was dedicated by Leonard S. Harrington. |
