Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Duncan, Levi August 5, 1899
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Virginian Pilot August 6, 1899

Mr. Levi Duncan, a well known and highly esteemed gentleman, died at his home on 
Liberty Street last night at 11 o'clock, after a long siege of illness. He was 
62 years and 8 months old and leaves a wife and ten children, six sons and four 
daughters, to mourn their loss. He was a kind husband, a loving father and 
faithful friend to those about him. He was a most consistent member of Armstrong 
Memorial Presbyterian Church and a prominent commission merchant of Norfolk, in 
which business he had been engaged for a long term of years. He was born on the 
Eastern Shore of Maryland. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon at 4 
o'clock, after which his remains will be laid to rest in Magnolia Cemetery.
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The funeral of the late Mr. Levi Duncan, who died at his home, on Liberty Street 
Saturday at 11 o'clock, was conducted from the residence yesterday afternoon at 
4 o'clock by the Rev. W.A. Slaymaker, the pastor of Armstrong Memorial 
Presbyterian Church, of which deceased was a member and Rev. R.M. Chandler, of 
the Chestnut Street M.E. Church. Two quartettes, "Nearer My God to Thee" and 
"Asleep in Jesus," were beautifully rendered by Messrs W.B. Dougherty and Norman 
Allen and Mrs. George W. Wallace and Miss Helen Slaymaker. The residence was 
filled to overflowing by the many friends of the deceased and bereaved family. 
His remains were laid to rest in Magnolia Cemetery. The following gentlemen 
acted as pallbearers: Hon. John M. Berkley, Captain M.C. Keeling, Charles H. 
Williams, G.D. Williams, Dr. George W. Wallace ,J.T. Parks, Charles Gibbs, Sr. 
and L.O. Warner.


Virginian Pilot August 8, 1899

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