Jerald Mark Duncan M.D.

1939 - 2023

Jerald Mark Duncan M.D., age 83, died September 5, 2023.

He was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1939 to Jerald Mark Duncan and Donna McDaniel Duncan. Originally from the West Tennessee area, the Duncans returned to Memphis after WWII. His graduating certificates were from Bartlett High, Rhodes College, and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (1965), where he completed his Residency/Fellowship in Pediatrics/Allergy & Immunology. As a founder of Allergy and Asthma Care, he spent 55 years of dedicated care for patients. His patients were fully friends. His undergraduate English degree provided a passion for lifelong learning as well as a communicating vehicle.

Priority to Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Rhodes College, friends and family made his life more complete. His faith formed how he showed up in this world, which was honorable, kind, trustworthy and generous. His favorite travel spots were Ireland and France. He loved chamber music, played piano by ear and was especially fond of organ music. Duncan earned his pilot's license and flew regularly to his Jonesboro medical practice and to East Tennessee where he and his wife, Martha Ann, had a cabin. They often entertained friends and family and hiked the Appalachian Trail. He was known in the duck blind as well as on the dance floor, or in a Shakespeare reading class. Duncan was present in the lives and interests of all people. He was a devoted father and inspired his children to serve others, seek Christ in all things and pursue goals with the best of efforts.

Duncan was a dedicated husband and caregiver to his departed wife and love of his life Martha Ann Chadwick Duncan. They spent 25 years of marriage as the dearest of mates, enjoying family and friends, music, cooking, with being of service to others as a life priority.

He is survived by his brother Joe McDaniel Duncan and his wife Lee and son Andrew; daughter Ashley Duncan Mahaffey and her husband Mark and their children, Sara and Mark; daughter Donna Duncan and her children, Alberto and Marcus; stepdaughter Courtney Shepherd and her husband James and their children, William and Caroline.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Idlewild Church, Rhodes College, or donor's choice.

The funeral service will be Friday, September 29, 2023, at 10:00 at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Ave., Memphis, Tennessee 38104. A reception and time for sharing memories will be held immediately afterward at Idlewild.