Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....DUNCAN, JAMES LESTER June 12, 2013
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JAMES LESTER DUNCAN

James Lester Duncan of Ruston, LA, formerly of Monroe, went to be with the 
Lord, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. He was born to parents, Dillard H. Duncan and 
Lessie Irby, September 19, 1924.

Lester is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Carolyn Cooper Duncan; 
daughter, Janet Duncan Gibbs, and husband, Lawrence; grandsons, James Karnes 
Jr., wife Angel and daughters Keri and Sydney; Dr. Jonathon Karnes, wife Dusty, 
children Luke and Katie; Jeffrey Gibbs, wife Kira and daughter Autumn. He is 
also survived by brothers Dillard Duncan, Huey Duncan, many nieces and nephews, 
and a multitude of friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Clarence, Richard and 
Arthur Lee and son-in-law James Karnes, Sr.

He was a charter member of Lakeshore Baptist Church serving as deacon and in 
many other capacities locally and on both the associational and state levels.

He enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in the insurance business.

At the time of retirement, Lester moved to Ruston, LA with wife Carolyn to be 
near their daughter. They became members of Cook Baptist Church loving the new 
church family, as they did those at Lakeshore.

The family wishes to express appreciation to all healthcare providers who 
assisted them in the past 3 years.

Services will be June 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the Mulhearn Funeral Home in 
Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 12:30 PM until time for the service. Dr. 
Mike Holloway and Rev. William Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at 
the Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Pallbearers will be James Karnes, Dr. Jonathon Karnes, Jeffrey Gibbs, Kenneth 
Hart, Marvin Watts, Ricky Cooper, and Clayton Cooper.



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