Patsy Jean Duncan

Patsy Jean Duncan, 84, of Cloudcroft, passed away Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at Cloudcroft Church of Christ.
Randall Karr, minister, will officiate. Public viewing will be held prior to the memorial service at the Cloudcroft Church of Christ. Burial will be at the James Canyon Cemetery following the memorial service.
Patsy was born in Las Cruces on Jan. 24, 1928. She graduated from Burbank High School in Burbank, Calif., and attended Pepperdine University in Southern California.
Patsy married Reginald W. Duncan on Nov. 1, 1946, and they were married for 62 years.
Patsy was actively involved in her church and lived her life in service to her lord. She was a homemaker most of her married life, raised six children, worked in the health-care industry, was a foster parent and was really active in community service. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and other forms of artistic expression.
Patsy is survived by six children and their spouses, Ralph Duncan, of Silverdale, Wash.; Barbara Alvey, of Cloudcroft, Reginald (Rod) Duncan, of Houston, Beth Miller, of Albuquerque, Lydia Mabry, of Las Cruces, and Clydene Balke, of Glendale, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Ann Brown and Ruth Ashby; and other family and friends.
Patsy was preceded in death by her husband, Reginald W. Duncan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Paralyzed Veterans or the charity of your choice. The family of Patsy Jean Duncan wishes to thank all family and friends for their thoughts, prayers and support.
The Duncan family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Alamogordo Funeral Home to direct the funeral services.
To sign the online register book, please visit www.alamogordofuneralhome.org.