DUCKETT, James W. (1888-1941)

DUCKETT, MOORE, TIMMONS

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society
Date: 4/7/2017 at 12:53:38

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Moore returned Saturday evening from Corwith, their former home, where they visited their nephew, J. W. Duckett, and Mr. Moore did some work Friday and Saturday.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette; 3 Nov 1941; page 10; col 3

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Corwith - Dayle Duckett of Chicago is visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duckett.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette; 4 Nov 1941; page 8; col 5

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J. W. Duckett, Corwith, Dies

Theater Man, Former Postmaster, School Board Secretary

Corwith - J. W. Duckett, 52, former Corwith postmaster and secretary of the school board of education at Corwith, died at 10:30 o'clock Monday forenoon at a Des Moines hospital. He had been in poor health for several years and had been in the hospital since Wednesday.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette; 11 Nov 1941; page 7; col 7

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J. W. Duckett Funeral Held

Corwith Theater Man, Former Rural Letter Carrier, Postmaster

Corwith - Funeral services for J. W. Duckett, retired postmaster at Corwith and resident of Corwith and vicinity for nearly 50 years, were held Thursday at 1:30 o'clock at the Methodist church. The Rev. A. J. Barkley officiated and burial was made in the Corwith cemetery.

Mr. Duckett was rural letter carrier at Corwith for a number of years and later was postmaster until 1934 when he retired. Since that time he had operated the Merchants theater. He had served as secretary of the board of education at Corwith for 18 years and was holding that office at the time of his death.

His wife and two sons survive.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette; 13 Nov 1941; page 13; col 5

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Duckett Rites Are Conducted

Former Postmaster at Corwith Victim of Lingering Illness

Corwith - Funeral services for J. W. Duckett, 53, Corwith postmaster for 14 years, were held Thursday at the Methodist church, the Rev. A. J. Barklye officiating. Burial was made in the Corwith cemetery. Mr. Duckett died Monday at a Des Moines hospital after a lingering illness.

A quartet composed of Loyd Stroup, J. Worth Miller, Lynn Genung and H. V. Caldwell sang with accompaniment by Miss Esther Smith.

Mr. Duckett was born Sept. 3, 1888, near Stanhope. He came to Corwith with his parents 47 years ago. He was graduated from the Corwith high school and became a rural letter carrier at Corwith in 1913. He was appointed postmaster at Corwith in 1920 and retired in 1934 because of failing health. Since that time he had operated the Merchants theater.

Mr. Duckett was elected secretary of the board of education at Corwith in May 1923 and had served in that office since that time.

Surviving are his wife, two sons, Dayle and Glenn of Chicago, two brothers, Frank, of Minot, N. Dak., and Edward of Santa Ana, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. R. T. Timmons, of Des Moines, and an uncle, R. S. Moore of Clear Lake.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette; 14 Nov 1941; page 8; col 5

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Attend Funeral

Corwith - Relatives and friends from away who attended funeral services for J. W. Duckett Thursday included Dayle and Glenn Duckett of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duckett of Minot, N. Dak., Mr. and Mrs. Toral Duckett of Lemars, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Timmons, Mrs. S. J. McClusky, Mrs. Edna Frederick and son, Billy, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Erickson and daughter, all of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Moore of Clear Lake and County Supt. J. R. Baggs of Garner.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette; 15 Nov 1941; page 8; col 3