Duncan, Elza Rose

Elza Elizabeth Rose Duncan, 97, of Newport, Va., passed away on Thursday morning, June 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Lee Duncan; and her parents, Lucian Carl and Lola Wright Rose.

She is survived by her daughter, Ann Workman and husband, Jim of Newport; brother-in-law, E.W. Duncan and wife, Madge of Newport; niece, Lisa Raines and husband Gary of Hampton; and their daughter, Ashley and Chris Jimerson and their son, Gavin of Blacksburg; nephew, Ronnie (Joe) Raines and wife, Judy of Newport; and cousin, Minnie Guthrie of New Castle.She was a woman of special note, kind and generous to all and especially caring when it came to her furry and feathered friends. The family’s two dogs, Poode and Bucky, and three cats, Thelma, Louise and Wiley, held a special place in her heart, as did the many other pets that predeceased her.

Born in New Castle on April 22, 1919, she attended elementary school in Huddleston and graduated from high school in Moneta. For the past three and a half decades she made her home with her daughter and son-in-law in Fairfax County, at Smith Mountain Lake, and back to where she started in Craig County.

Beloved mother and daughter, loved by family and a multitude of friends, she was a longtime member of Newport’s Level Green Christian Church. And now she is at peace and rests with the angels and her Lord. The family gives special thanks to the management, nurses and staff of Warm Hearth Village’s Kroontje Center and Good Samaritan Hospice for their genuine care and support.

A celebration of Elza’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, at Level Green Christian Church in Newport, officiated by Minister Dale Duncan, with a luncheon to follow in the church’s fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kroontje Health Care Center 1000 Litton Lane, Blacksburg, Good Samaritan Hospice 2408 Electric Road, Roanoke, or Level Green Christian Church, Newport.

Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.