Joseph "Jody" B. Duncan, 87, of Madisonville, KY passed away at 10:20 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2013 at his home.

He was born on February 28, 1926 in Madisonville to the late Luetta Parish Duncan and Rev. Oscar Lee Duncan. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving during WWII. He was employed with the State of Kentucky and was a member of Concord General Baptist Church in Manitou, KY.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Louise Rhew Duncan and his brother, Edward Lee Duncan.

He is survived by his sons, Randy Joe (Karen) Duncan of Madisonville and Anthony Keith "Tony" (Vicki) Duncan of Manitou; his sister, Mary Lou Lutz of Madisonville; his grandsons, Ethan Duncan of Manitou and Joseph "Joe" Duncan of Denton, TX; his granddaughters, Steffani Duncan Burton of Princeton, KY and Abbigail Duncan Crick of Manitou; his great-granddaughters, Katelyn Burton of Princeton, Hailey Duncan of Manitou and Isabella Burton of Princeton; his great-grandson, Levi Crick of Manitou; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Concord General Baptist Church in Manitou with Bro. Curt Yarbrough officiating and Bro. Cecil Warrick assisting. Military Honors will be conducted graveside by the United States Navy. Burial to follow in Concord Church Cemetery in Manitou.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday at Harris Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Friday at Concord General Baptist Church.

Pallbearers will be Ethan Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Houston Crick, Chris Burton, Casey Duncan and Morris Hobgood. Honorary pallbearers will be Howard Parish, Mark Kurtz and Dwight Putty.

Memorial contributions may be made in Jody's memory to Gideons International. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.