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Show u Funeral Is Held For Aged Wife Of J. B. Duncan Funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at the L. D. S. chapel for Mrs. John Benjamin Duncan, 7G, with Bishop's Counselor Counse-lor A. H. Baker conducting the services. ser-vices. E. R. Moody, former Bishop William A. Miller and Mr. Baker were the speakers, while the opening open-ing and closing prayers were offered of-fered iby Jacob T. Tanner and Eb-enezer Eb-enezer Tanner. Musical numbers were rendered by the congregation and by a quartet composed of C. A. Arl ington, A. H. Baker, L. H. Parsons Par-sons and John W. Arlington. Interment In-terment took place in the local cemetery in a plot reserved for years and dutifully cared forbythe aged husband, who also had prepared pre-pared caskets for his wife and himself. him-self. The grave was dedicated by former Bishop E. H. Bird. The Odd Fellows grave ritual was given giv-en at the grave side by James H. Glenn. Johannah Elizabeth Fingen Duncan Dun-can was born April 2, 1861, at Ad-amsville, Ad-amsville, Pearson county, North Carolina, the daughter of Sterling Harrison Fingen and Elendar D-marius D-marius Duncan. She was converted to the Latter-day Saints faith and came to Milford with her husband, , (Continued on last pag) Duncan Funeral (Continued from first page.) October 3, 1000. With them nlso came John Arrington, young son of Mrs. Duncan's sister, whom they raised to manhood, John being known as "her boy." C. A. Arrington, Arring-ton, a younger brother to John, also came to make his home with them a short time later and likewise like-wise grew to manhood in Milford. Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Arrington and two sons, John and Hurt on, of Salt Lake City; John Anfnron, fris son John and daughter, Mrs. Joan Atkinson of Ogden; and Mrs. G. A. Turk field of Salt Lnke City, mother mo-ther of Mrs. John Arrington. Mrs. Duncan, a good old soul of the old school, was known for her faithfulness to duty and a fine courage that endeared her lo nil who knew her. She was an indefatigable indefa-tigable worker in the Relief -clet.y until she became an invalid n few yrnrs ago, since which time she had been the constant care of her husband. Her murage is demonstrated dem-onstrated by the fart, that she earned to read and write and passed eighth grade examination tests with colors flying after she was 40 years of nge, hnving rr-ritiil rr-ritiil her lessons faithfully to W J. turns during the time she was learning. |