Mrs. Eleanor F. Duncan

January 10, 1924 - September 4, 2016

Eleanor F. Duncan, age 92 years, of South Cairo, passed away on September 4, 2016 at Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY. She was born on January 10, 1924, and is the daughter of the late Edward and Fanny (Burhans) Powell. Survivors include her husband of 69 years V. Lamont Duncan, Jr. (Bud), her daughter Helena, sons Edward and Douglas (Rene’), brothers Marvin Powell (Mary), Donald Powell (Emily )and Richard Powell (Mary), her sister Velma Kiley, sister in law Agnes Duncan. During her lifetime, Eleanor and her Husband Bud owned and operated Duncan’s Fruit Stand in South Cairo for approximately 55 years. She was a 4-H Leader, a member of The South Cairo United Methodist Church. She loved to crochet afghans by the woodstove. She loved cooking and baking, making Christmas wreaths, camping, doing yard sales. She loved cardinals, flowers and butterflies. Eleanor and her husband Bud would have celebrated 70 wonderful years of marriage on October 31, 2016. Besides her parents, Eleanor is predeceased by her sisters Marjorie Kudlack and Shirley Powell and her brothers Charles Edward Powell and Lawrence Powell. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, NY, on Thursday September 8, 2016, from 4:00PM – 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the funeral home, with Pastor Solomon Parmar of the Community Baptist Church of New Hartford Ct. officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot of The Cairo Cemetery. Donations in Eleanor's memory may be made to The South Cairo United Methodist Church,P.O. Box 72, South Cairo, NY, 12482 or to The Durham Oak Hill United Methodist Church, mail to Pastor Jim Steffens, Box 250, Windham, N.Y. 12496. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.