Dora Lea (Cantrell) Duncan

Dora Lea Duncan was born May 4, 1944 in Pike County, Kentucky. She passed away December 14, 2024 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Health Center at the age of 80. She was the daughter of the late James Allen Cantrell and Easter Potter Cantrell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one grandson, Russell Duncan; one sister Kate Caldwell; and one brother Allen Cantrell Jr. Surviving are her children Rozetta (Benji) Adams of Jenkins, Donnie Duncan of Portland, OR, Novella Sexton of Neon, and Vernon (Rebecca) Duncan of Cleveland, TN; 6 grandchildren: Kevin Duncan, Tyler Duncan, Benji (Maggie) Adams II, Tabitha Sexton, Aaron Sexton, and Jacob Dylan Duncan; 3 brothers: Roy (Kaye) Cantrell, Auldin Cantrell, and Mike (Belinda) Cantrell; 2 sisters: Zetta (Jerry) Stein and Novella (Don) Brewer; and a special friend: Roy Dell Taylor along with 8 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends to mourn her passing.

She graduated from Fleming Neon High School in Fleming Neon, Kentucky. She later worked as a nursing assistant at Park West Hospital in Knoxville, TN. Dora was very much a social butterfly in her younger days. She never met a stranger and you never had to wonder what was on her mind. She said what she thought unapologetically. In her later years she enjoyed staying home, talking to her siblings on the phone, and eating McDonald’s cheeseburgers and Frappes. She will be greatly missed. Her wish was to be cremated therefore there will be no funeral service at this time. A celebration of life will be planned for a later date.