Jeanelle "Aunt Jeanelle" Duncan Obituary (1938

Ms. Jeanelle Duncan, age 71, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on February 10, 1938, in Madison, Indiana the daughter of Samuel & Mary Frances Todd Duncan, both of whom preceded her in death. She was raised in Madison, residing there most all of her life. She was a 1956 graduate of Madison High School. She attended nurses school in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was employed for 31 years as a psychiatric attendant at the Madison State Hospital. She also worked at Hanover College as a cook. She enjoyed working as a private caregiver. She loved cooking, making pies, crocheting, watching basketball and baseball, playing the organ and being with her sisters and her extended family. She loved to teach Bible study in her home to family and friends. She was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in downtown Madison for many years. She had held many positions in the church, but enjoyed serving as the Pastor Parish Chairperson. She had been a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She enjoyed membership in the Sunshine Club. Aunt Jeanelle loved all the churches that brought programs into Hanover Health & Rehab, she dearly loved attending those services. Aunt Jeanelle had fought a battle with cancer, but her most gallant battle was with Kidney failure, resulting in being on dialysis for the past ten years. Aunt Jeanelle was affectionately known as Aunt Nell as well. Jeanelle died Monday, November 30, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Aunt Nell will be missed by her loving sister: Mary Catherine Watson of Hanover, Indiana; her loving niece & caregiver: Jennifer Cook & her husband: James "Russ" Cook of Hanover, Indiana; her nieces: Faye Taylor of Louisville, Kentucky, Karen Davis of Rushville, Indiana; her nephews: Kenny Cosby of Madison, Indiana, Jeffrey Cosby of Madison, Indiana; numerous other nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great great nieces, great great nephews & other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents: Samuel & Mary Frances Todd Duncan; her sisters: Jane Beatty, Hazel L. Cosby, Helen Chandler, Florence Plane & Virginia Watson; her brothers: Claude, Wilson, Fred, Leon & Wilbur Watson Sr. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 1:00 p.m., by The Rev. Robert Bass, The Rev. Robert Scott, The Rev. Russell Ellery, The Rev. Jerry Wheeler & The Rev. Albert Cole at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or to the National Kidney Foundation. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Jeanelle "Aunt Jeanelle" Duncan, please click here to visit our sympathy store.