Susan D. Duncan

Susan Diana (Walker) Duncan, devoted wife, loving mother, sister, aunt, and friend passed unexpectedly due to heart complications on Friday evening October 14th, 2022, at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, MO. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, MO. The Rev. Allen Lockard officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. until time of service Friday at the funeral home. Susan was born November 23rd, 1957, to James Roy Walker and Margaret Lee Walker Nickelson in Louisiana, MO. She spent her childhood with her parents and siblings in Louisiana and attended Louisiana R-II School District. Susan graduated from Louisiana High School in February of 1976. That same February Susan married her high school sweetheart and husband of 46 years Tommy Louis Duncan. The couple had one child, Lori Michelle Duncan who resides in Springfield, IL with her fiancé Dale Gasparovic. Within the first few years of married life Susan and Tom settled their family in Cheyenne, Wy. While in Wyoming, Susan created a life alongside Tom with numerous friends and started her career in bookkeeping while embracing her life as a wife and mother. In 1989, Susan and her family moved back to Louisiana, MO. Susan worked for the Louisiana R-2 School District until moving on to NECAC for several years in the housing department and as the Assistant Director of Weatherization before retiring from The Louisiana Press Journal. In her spare time Susan was an avid athlete and excelled in several sports such as softball, bowling, and golf. While she enjoyed a good competition, she dedicated herself to time with family and friends. Her favorite activities were gardening, watching the wildlife in the backyard (especially her squirrels), game nights with loved ones and pampering her many dogs. Susan looked forward to taking trips with Tom or her siblings, going to various locations for relaxation, fun and exploring the local seafood options. Susan was also a fan of music and movies, a trait she passed down to her daughter, and she could often be heard reciting quotes from many movie selections. She delighted in cooking family meals and hosting gatherings that would fill her home with laughter, joy, memories, and love. Susan is preceded in death by her parents James Roy Walker and Margaret Lee Walker Nickelson of Louisiana, Mo, two sisters Etta Motley of Rock Port, IL and Margaret McCarty of Louisiana, Mo, three brothers Alfred “Freddy” Walker of the state of California, David Walker of the state of California and Joe Walker of the state of Arizona, two nephews Jeffrey Lawson of Louisiana, Mo and William Motley of Rock Port, IL and one niece Danielle Smith of Louisiana, Mo. Susan is survived by her husband Tommy Duncan of Louisiana, Mo, her daughter Lori Duncan and her fiancé Dale Gasparovic of Springfield, IL, brother Alan Walker of Louisiana, Mo, brother Gary Walker of Louisiana, Mo, brother Earl Walker of Hannibal, Mo, sister Lelia and her husband Roy Edwards of Moscow Mills, Mo, sister Mabel and her husband Chris Silvey of Bowling Green, Mo, brother Roger and his wife Kathy Walker of Louisiana, Mo, sister Nellie Smith and Fred Reinwald of Laddonia, Mo, brother James and his wife Susie Walker of the state of Washington, brother Roy Don and wife Rosie Walker of the state of Wisconsin, as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Memorials may be made to the John Cotton Animal Shelter.

Susan D. Duncan

November 23, 1957 - October 14, 2022