Edith Mary Duncan, age 89, of Howard passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Country Court Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on February 12, 1937, in Barnes Corners, New York to the late Clyde Edgar and Laura Sarah (Williams) Prouty. Edith graduated from Adams High School in Adams, New York, as valedictorian of her high school class in 1955. She then attended Roberts Wesleyan College near Rochester, New York, where she met her husband, Donald Duncan. The couple was married on November 22, 1962, in Webster, New York. Edith faithfully assisted and supported her husband for over 40 years of pastoral ministry, primarily in the Free Methodist Church. In later years, she and her husband also served in the Foster Grandparent Program in elementary schools in the Mount Vernon area. Edith was a member of the Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene.
Giving great attention to detail, Edith excelled at cooking, sewing and crocheting. When she could no longer perform these hobbies, she directed greater time and energy to intercessory prayer. The undeniable hallmarks of her life were her love of Jesus her Savior and love for people.
She is survived by her sons, Daniel Joseph (Carrie) Duncan, David Jonathan Duncan, Timothy Paul (Penny) Duncan; her daughter-in-law Martha Duncan; her grandchildren, Martha Joy Duncan, Benjamin Timothy (Jeana) Duncan, Nathanael Paul (Hannah) Duncan, Anna Jubilee (Joel) Hooley, Christine Shalom (Matthew) Smith, Micah Samuel (Naomi) Duncan, Mary Hosanna Duncan, Elizabeth Glory Duncan; her great grandchildren, Cayson James Duncan, Lydia Rose Duncan, Conrad Benjamin Duncan, Hazel Jane Duncan, Delta Sky Duncan, Sterling Wade Duncan, Avonlea Lake Hooley, Carolina Blythe Hooley, Remington Matthew Smith; her brother Richard Keith (Linda) Prouty, and her sister-in-law Jenelle Prouty.
In addition to her parents, Edith was preceded in death by her husband Pastor Donald Herbert Duncan,her son Donald James Duncan, and her brothers Paul Prouty and Arthur Prouty.
Friends may call on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene (16001 Glen Rd. Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050) from 12 – 1pm. A service will follow, beginning at 1pm, with Rev. Scott Sharpes and Timothy Duncan officiating. Burial will take place in Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
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