Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Duncan, Howard Talbot 1914
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Payette Independent 7-2-1914
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, July 2, 1914
 
IN MEMORY
 
Howard Talbot Duncan was born in Payette, January 26, 1991.  His tragic death 
was mentioned in last week's Independent.  His funeral was held on Wednesday, 
June 24, 1914, at 2 o'clock, in the First M. E. church, conducted by Rev. 
Howarth, pastor, assisted by Rev. Evans, of the First Baptist Church.  Members 
of Howard's Sunday school class, the "Christian Knights", were pall 
bearers.  "Ted" was held in high esteem by his teacher, Will Hutchinson, and 
the members of the class.  The church was filled with people.  The M.E. 
Quartette sang "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Pilot Me".  The casket was almost 
buried beneath a bank of flowers that were contributed by his mates and 
friends.  Rev.. Howarth's sermon was fitting and timely.  A large number of 
people followed the casket to Riverside Cemetery where interment was made.
 
Howard's mother died when he was three years old and he has ever since made 
his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Branham.  He was his grandmother's pride, 
her companion, her manly helper, her main stay in life's battle.  He faced the 
struggle of life with a courage worthy a real soldier.  He earned the money to 
buy his clothes and a considerable part toward the support of himself and his 
grandma.  All his mates testify, all his neighbors testify, to his persistent 
efforts to accomplish the beat there was in life for him and to do so manfully 
and heroically.  He was not a whiner but a soldier.
 
His loyalty to his grandma was beautiful.  On his last Saturday night he went 
home and finding that his grandma had gone to bed, he went to her bed and gave 
her a dollar that he had earned.  If there is any more splendid tribute to be 
paid to a boy of his years than that of his gentle, tender, considerate 
loyalty to his grandma, who had cared for him during the critical years since 
his mother died, we do not know what it is.  More boys with the manly 
courage "Ted" showed when he daily kissed his grandma good bye, and went out 
into the big world to do his part, facing struggles with a smile, is one of 
the world's needs.  With his friends, his school mates, his neighbors, with 
all who knew him, we join in entwining a wreath of kind remembrance to "Teddy" 
Duncan.

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