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James Duncan Obituary
May 20, 1942 - July 7, 2025
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - James Russell "Jim" Duncan, 83, of Lexington, widower of Ann McPeek Duncan, died Monday at The Lantern at Morning Pointe, after a long illness. Born in Covington, Kentucky, he grew up in Winchester and graduated from Winchester High School before moving to Lexington to attend the University of Kentucky. After earning a degree in business, Jim worked in the service industry before starting a career in sales. He soon launched his own business, Blue Grass Souvenirs, selling tourism and sports merchandise, which he led for more than 25 years. After earning his realtor's license in the 1980s, Jim had his own real estate brokerage selling and managing properties. He was an avid collector of Maker's Mark memorabilia and a fan of the Kentucky Wildcats. When he remarried, Jim married the love of his life, Ann, with whom he spent 13 years living in Lexington and traveling around the globe, before she passed in 2008. He was also preceded in death by his parents, William Russell Duncan and Jeannette Gilkey Duncan; and sister, Jean Witt Perkins. Survivors include his children, Rusty (Krista) Duncan, Beth Duncan, and Donna Duncan; his stepchildren, Kenny (Sherri) McPeek and Leslie (Robert) Dickinson; and his grandchildren, Molly (Dom) Duncan, Macy (Alex) Duncan, Harper Duncan Peters, Jenna McPeek, Annie McPeek, Bradley Dickinson, and Marina Dickinson.
A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday at The Cellar on 3256 Lansdowne Dr. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, alz.org.
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Skyler Osborne
July 13, 2025
I´m Skyler, I am a CNA at Morning Pointe. First off, I want to send my condolences to the family. I worked with Jim every day, he instantly became one of my favorites and I always held him close to my heart. Although he can be a little rough, he was the sweetest and gentle man Ive ever met. It absolutely broke my heart to see him at the end of life. Just know in his final days, I sat with him everyday and just talked and told him how much i loved and cared for him. He will be deeply missed by me and the staff over here at morning pointe. God bless
Charles Byers
July 10, 2025
I was saddened to see Jim´s smiling face pop up when reviewing obituaries this morning. We went to school with Rusty and spent a lot of good times together when we were young, which now seems so long ago. I once recall Rusty calling us and letting us know that Jim had located a Kaos video game in Winchester. We rode my motorcycle to there and with a pocket full of quarters, enjoyed the rare opportunity. I´m sure an Ale-8 was also enjoyed. Jim was good to the camp. Those were great years. Rusty, Beth and Donna, I am so sorry for your loss. I pray God´s comfort and happy memories will help you through this difficult time. We love you and your family. We won´t be able to attend on Saturday but will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Mary Morgan
July 9, 2025
I knew Jim from Sam´s Club wine and spirits. He would occasionally come in to see if I had rare bottles. We went through several cases of liquor to spell BLANTONS. Which we found so sorry for your loss
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