Wilbarger Co. TX - Obit for Joan (Bishop) Duncan

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   Joan (Bishop) Duncan
   Joan  (Bishop)  Duncan  died in Cottonwood Healthcare Center, Woodland
   Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at age 71.
   Born  Aug.  11,  1930,  in  Vernon,  Texas,  Ms. Duncan was the eldest
   daughter  of Louie and Mozelle Bishop. She graduated from Esparto High
   School  in 1949. She then worked at JCPenney where she met and married
   Floyd  W.  Duncan Jr. residing in Woodland until they moved with their
   children  to  a  farm on Hillcrest, which was the place of many family
   gatherings throughout the years. She was a homemaker most of her adult
   life and served as a yard duty at Douglass Jr. High for several years.
   Ms.  Duncan  was  a valued member of the Christian Church Disciples of
   Christ for over 50 years and an active member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds
   Sensibly)  weight  loss  group, reaching the honor of becoming a KOPS.
   She  had  a  passion  for  the  homeless  and helped at the Lighthouse
   Mission  every  Wednesday.  She  was  also  active in Child Find for a
   number  of  years.  According to her family members, "she was a loving
   person  with a great sense of humor and known by her family and circle
   of  friends  as the ?hugger' as she loved to hug everyone she knew and
   met."
   She  is  survived by her husband of many years, Floyd W. Duncan Jr. of
   Arbuckle;  daughters,  Judy Meacham and husband Norm of Vacaville, and
   Terri  Martin  of  Woodland;  sons,  David  R. Duncan and fiancee Dawn
   Wulfing  of  Stockton,  and  Michael  A.  Duncan  and  wife Rebecca of
   Woodland;  and  grandchildren,  Kevin,  Jeffery  and  Nicholas Friend,
   Rhonda  and  Paul  Miller,  David  Nardini  and  Whitney Duncan, Jacob
   Guerette,  Andrew  and  Jordan  Duncan, Tim Meacham, Autumn King, Tim,
   Marisa, Roger and Steve Wulfing; and six great-grandchildren.
   Ms.  Duncan  is  also  survived by her sisters, Joyce Morris and Linda
   Long  and  their husbands of Ohio; brother, Lou Bishop Jr. of Truckee;
   and numerous nieces and nephews.
   She was preceded in death by her mother, in 1995; father, in 1992; and
   brothers,
   Jimmy and Tommy Bishop.
   A  memorial  service  is  scheduled  at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, at the
   Christian  Church Disciples of Christ, 509 College St., Woodland, with
   Pastor Love will preside.
   Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with
   arrangements.  Memorial  inquiries may be made by calling 662-4658, or
   by contacting www.legacy.com.
   (Obituary  from  the  "The Daily Democrat," Friday, February 01, 2002,
   (Woodland,  Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of
   the  "The  Daily  Democrat,"  711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. Please
   note:  I  am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have
   any further information on this family.)