Ruth Allison Duncan

1916-2018 Ruth Allison Duncan, age 101, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away at home on November 8, 2018. A native of Lebanon, Missouri, she lived in Beaumont for 58 years. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Roy Duncan, brothers Earl Allison, Francis Allison, and Charles Allison, and parents, Elsworth and Jesse Allison. She is survived by daughter Kay Duncan Liebling and her husband Alex, daughter Betty Duncan, and niece Patricia Allison Sterling, her husband Duane, and their family. Ruth was a retired employee of Beaumont ISD, where she worked as a school librarian and in the Head Start Program. She was a faithful member of Calder Baptist Church. Her family and friends will miss her natural wit and unfailing sense of humor, her gentle spirit, her skill at the bridge table, and her warm, kind, supportive nature. She was a very loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, neighbor, and friend. A memorial service will be held at Calder Baptist Church on Saturday, November 17th, at 11:00 a.m., with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Lamar Music Student Scholarship Program of Calder Baptist Church or to the charity of choice.