Thomas Ell “Ell” Duncan (1896-1975)

Names Detail

First Name

Thomas

Middle Name

Ell

Nick Name/Preferred Name

Ell

Last Name

Duncan

Birth and Death

Birth Date

January 17, 1896

Death Date

October 1, 1975

Age at Death

79 year(s), 8 month(s), 15 day(s)

Cemetery Location and Disposition

Cemetery Location

Row 02, Grave 12 | Map

Disposition Type

Burial

Relationships to Others at the Cemetery

Military Service

PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR I

Notes

Bio from The Four F’s of Moline, Texas:

DUNCAN, Thomas Ell (June 17, 1896-October 1, 1975) was born on the Dodson place west of the Baugh Ranch. He married Jesse Hunt Taylor of Payne Gap. Ell was a farmer and rancher. He served as school trustee at Payne Gap.

Ell and Jesse were never citizens of Moline Community, but as were many other Payne Gap people, they were so closely associated with Moline Community, after they lost their school, that we adopted them into our midst.

Jesse was first married to William (Will) Taylor. This couple had one daughter, Wilma Opal. Mr. Taylor died and Jesse and Ell married. To this union were born Troy Elvis, Dorothy Earlene and Richard Doyle.

Wilma Opal (1916-1977) married Frank Prachyl of Dallas. They had two children, Ronnie Lee and Linda. Opal was here taking care of her mother and was tragically killed in a car wreck between Payne Gap and Goldthwaite. She is buried in the Payne Gap Cemetery. Opal was a graduate of Moline High School. She attended Moline School from the eighth grade through the eleventh grade.

Troy Elvis Duncan married Mildred Ann Kirby of Lometa.

They have three children: Troy Lynn of Anchorage, Alaska who has two children, Vicki McLean of Killeen, Texas, and Gerald Keith of Lometa who has a son, Troy Lance. Troy Elvis is a rancher and deals extensively in livestock sales. He is also a gas utility supply salesman for the Lometa territory.

Dorothy Earlene married Jim Elliot. They have two children, Tom E. and Renay. Jim was a brick salesman from the state of Missouri when they married. His work has necessitated many moves during their married life and now he is back in his native state of Missouri (1980).

Richard Doyle married Norma Hammond. They live in Andrews, Texas (1980) with their three children: Kay D., Jana, and Richard.

Troy Elvis was the only child of Ell’s and Jesse’s that never attended Moline school.

Obituary from The Goldthwaite Eagle-Mullin Enterprise, October 9, 1975:

Thomas Ell Duncan of Moline Route, Goldthwatte, passed away at his home Wednesday, October 1, 1975, at the age of 79.

Funeral services were held Friday, October 3, 1978, at 2:00 P.M. in Wilkins Funeral Chapel, Rev. Dan Connelly officiating, assisted by Rev. Ramon Sima. Burial followed in Payne Gap Cemetery.

Mr. Duncan was born January 17, 1896, In Mills County, Texas, the son of Robert E. Duncan and Mollie Dodson Duncan. On August 7, 1924, he was married to Jesse Hunt.

He was a member of the Baptist Church, a rancher, and a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Troy Duncan of Lometa and Doyle Duncan of Goldthwaite, two daughters, Mrs. Opal Prachyl, Dallas. and Mrs. Dorothy Elliott of Chelsea, Alabama; ten grand children; five great grand children; and two sisters, Mrs. Doris Cook of Dallas and Mrs. Austin Steele of Odessa.

Pallbearers for the service were Pat Carswell, Paul Lee, Houston Kuykendall, Olan T. Mlles, Jack Mills and Jack Elms.