Betty Duncan

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  • Betty Duncan
    Betty Duncan
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1939~2023

In Loving Memory...

Betty Duncan was born October 31, 1939 to John Bell and Murry Lucille (Standford) Coble in Geary, OK. She passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at St. Katharine Drexel Retirement Center in El Reno, OK at the age of 83. Betty graduated from Geary High School in 1957 and attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. Betty and Gary Duncan were married October 18, 1957 in Geary and he preceded her in death July 21, 2022 in Corn, OK. Betty started working at the First National Bank in Geary in 1968 and retired in 2005 after 37 years of service. She enjoyed working, spending time with her family, shopping, going to the lake, boating, camping, and motorcycles and bike trips - logging well over 100,000 miles on her bike.

She is survived by her children, Terry Duncan and Rochelle Fanning of Watonga, OK; Tammy Hawkins and husband Ray of Tuttle, OK; Pam Knight and husband Dustin of Yukon, OK; her grandchildren, Candy Reed and husband Matt of Midland, TX, Terance Duncan and Tricia Maib of Geary, OK, Goldie Kuriyama and husband Colby of Piedmont, OK; Leilani Gradle and Tyler Powell of Yukon, OK; Scarlett Hawkins of Weatherford, OK; Sterling Hawkins and wife Bailee of Tuttle, OK and Kalani Gradle of Yukon, OK; her great grandchildren, London, Mattox, Legend, Falon, Crew, Hazel, Violet, Tinley, and Ledger; two brothers, Joe and Barbara Coble and Jack and Rosemary Coble, as well as many other relatives and friends.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, John and Murry Coble; her husband, Gary Duncan, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Sherman and Goldie Duncan; her grandson, Shelby Phillips; her siblings and spouses, Delbert and Johnnie Collins, JD and Dorothy Coble, Leon and Inez Fowler and Jim and Lenore Coble; sister-in-law, Wanda Jean Davis, and nephew, Ronald Laughlin, Jr.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations to Russell-Murray Hospice, 2001 Parkview Drive, El Reno, OK 73036 Graveside Memorial Service: Geary Cemetery, Thursday, 2:00 pm. Oct. 19, 2023, Geary, OK Offciating: Rev. Dick Kurtz Services under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneral-homes@ gmail.com, or you can find us on facebook. com (Turner Funeral Homes).