Robert Wendell Duncan, 89 walked through Heaven's Gates, May 2, 2015. He was born in Springfield, MO on March 4, 1926. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Lillian A. Duncan; his parents Howard S. Duncan Sr. and Nancy Duncan; his sisters Ramona Tindall and Rose Duncan; his brother Charles Small, Howard Duncan Jr., Frances Duncan, Leroy Small; his daughter Betsy; his son Robert Norris Duncan Sr. and granddaughter Yvette Reese. He is survived by his sisters Louise Bartee, Omaha, Nebraska and Nila Payne, Ohio; his brother Larry Small, Phoenix, Arizona; his daughters, Frances Stafford (Gary), Charlotte Warren, Deborah Bedell and Lynette McDonald, all of Springfield, MO; as well as 15 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11:00 am in Pitts Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.