On her 100th birthday, she was quoted by Willard Scott on the Today Show as saying "When you get down, look up"
Linton (Indiana) Daily Citizen obituary:
Ruth G. Duncan, 107, of Linton and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at midnight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Walnut Creek Nursing Home in Linton.
Born May 14, 1895, in Owen County, she was the daughter of William and Elmira (Fulk) Waggoner.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Clay City Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law; Hilda and Lorain "Ron" Harrison of Lyons; Betty (Ball) and Fred Bolle of Richmond; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville at 11 a.m. on Friday with Bro. Odell Kirby and Bro. Scott Wiley officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Midland.
Linton (Indiana) Daily Citizen obituary:
Ruth G. Duncan, 107, of Linton and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at midnight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Walnut Creek Nursing Home in Linton.
Born May 14, 1895, in Owen County, she was the daughter of William and Elmira (Fulk) Waggoner.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Clay City Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law; Hilda and Lorain "Ron" Harrison of Lyons; Betty (Ball) and Fred Bolle of Richmond; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville at 11 a.m. on Friday with Bro. Odell Kirby and Bro. Scott Wiley officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Midland.
On her 100th birthday, she was quoted by Willard Scott on the Today Show as saying "When you get down, look up"
Linton (Indiana) Daily Citizen obituary:
Ruth G. Duncan, 107, of Linton and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at midnight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Walnut Creek Nursing Home in Linton.
Born May 14, 1895, in Owen County, she was the daughter of William and Elmira (Fulk) Waggoner.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Clay City Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law; Hilda and Lorain "Ron" Harrison of Lyons; Betty (Ball) and Fred Bolle of Richmond; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville at 11 a.m. on Friday with Bro. Odell Kirby and Bro. Scott Wiley officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Midland.
Linton (Indiana) Daily Citizen obituary:
Ruth G. Duncan, 107, of Linton and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at midnight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Walnut Creek Nursing Home in Linton.
Born May 14, 1895, in Owen County, she was the daughter of William and Elmira (Fulk) Waggoner.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Clay City Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law; Hilda and Lorain "Ron" Harrison of Lyons; Betty (Ball) and Fred Bolle of Richmond; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville at 11 a.m. on Friday with Bro. Odell Kirby and Bro. Scott Wiley officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Midland.
