Garry Duncan Obituary
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221 North Meridian
Portland, Indiana 47371
260-726-7171
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Garry S. Duncan, age 76, of Portland passed away on Monday September 29, 2025 in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born in Tennessee on November 28, 1948 the son of Garland and Ruth (Woods) Duncan. He was married on September 6, 1969 to Charlene Yaney who survives. Garry was an electrician with IBEW Union in Muncie. He attended Fairview United Methodist Church, was a volunteer with the food bank, enjoyed bowling and spending time with family.
Surviving is his wife Charlene, two sons Shawn Duncan of Portland and Billy Duncan (wife Molly) of Denver, CO., one daughter Edith Teegarden (husband Aaron) of Ridgeville, three brothers Buford, Stanley and Perry Duncan, four sisters Ruth Ann Newton, Linda Case, Lois Cruze and Brenda Guffey, Ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother Larry Duncan and a sister Willie Mae Rowland.
Funeral services will be Friday October 3rd at 2:00 PM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with burial in the Gravel Hill Cemetery in Bryant. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 – 2:00 PM. Memorials can be made to Fairview United Methodist Church or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Online condolences at www.bairdfreeman.com
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