Harold Clarkson Duncan

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Harold Duncan, 1908-2008

Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Harold Clarkson Duncan, 100, of Columbia died Monday, June 30, 2008, at Boone Hospital Center.

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Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at Parker Funeral Service. Burial will be at New Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Harold was born March 6, 1908, at the Duncan homestead in Millersburg. He was the son of Haden and Adelia Bright Duncan.

He married Alice Claypool on Sept. 14, 1945, in Las Vegas. She preceded him in death on Jan. 31, 1982. Harold and Alice had no children; their "children" were their many nieces and nephews, whom they lovingly supported throughout their lives.

Harold moved to Columbia at a young age, where he resided for the remainder of his life, gaining local fame along with his brothers as an acrobat, performing at various shows and circuses.

Harold graduated from Columbia High School in 1926 and began working at Boone County Trust Company, which later merged with Columbia Savings Bank, and its successors, ending with Bank of America. He retired as vice president in 1982 after 56 years of dedicated service to the Columbia community.

Harold served in Alaska during World War II with the 3021st B-1 Squadron of the Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945.

Harold enjoyed farming, having owned a farm in southern Boone County for many years. He was a longtime member of Columbia Kiwanis Club, Twilight Lodge No. 114, American Legion, VFW, Missouri Bankers Association and First Christian Church.

In March of 2008, Harold celebrated his 100th birthday with family and friends with a party at Lenoir Woods, where he spent the last several years of his life. Harold will be remembered as a well-known and well-respected member of the Mid-Missouri community.

Survivors include his brother, Kenneth Duncan and his wife, Wilma, of Birmingham Ala.; nephews Joseph Duncan and his wife, Carole, of Columbia, John Duncan and his wife, Joan, of Ballwin, Joseph Duncan of Birmingham and Larry Duncan of Japan; niece Mary Oelschlaeger and her husband, George, of Rock Island, Ill.; 17 great-nephews and nieces; and 20 great-great-nephews and nieces.