Monday, October 12, 2026

Mourning the Passing of Our Friend





Nedra Houser Duncan



December 5, 1943 – October 7, 2026


Nedra Houser Duncan peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on October 7, 2026, surrounded by her family.


Nedra was born on December 5, 1943, to William R. Houser and Devon Peart in Payson, Utah. She was raised in Payson, where she attended school and graduated from Payson high school with the class of ‘62. She also attended Rick’s College in Idaho.


She met the love of her life, Kerry Duncan, through their shared love of music and her love of dancing. They married on June 13, 1965, in Elko, Nevada. Together, they raised three children—Bill, Alecia, and Tyler—in Spanish Fork, Utah.


Nedra loved driving school bus for Nebo School District, where she made a lasting impression on the many children who rode her routes. She retired after more than 30 years of service. She loved all the children on her routes and also served as a state trainer for a time. She attended the CHIPS program in California and received many accolades for her work.


Nedra enjoyed the time she spent with her friends in their reserved booths at Trails End Cafe and One Man Band. Nedra loved her friends and kept in touch with all of them throughout the years.


Nedra’s greatest blessings were her seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She loved every opportunity she had to talk about them and was proud of each of them.

Nedra is survived by her husband, Kerry Duncan; her brother, Jack Houser (Tam); her sons, Bill Duncan (Cindy) and Tyler Duncan (Korie); seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her daughter, Alecia Smith; her parents; and her brother, Lee Houser.


Her seven grandchildren are Cody Duncan (Aubrey); Houser Duncan (Macie); Makayla Smith; Ali Duncan; Koby Duncan (Emily); Jarren Smith (Maddison); and Shaelynn Sterner (Jack).


Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Wolf Hollow Second Ward Chapel, 870 East Canyon Road, Spanish Fork, Utah.


A viewing will be held Thursday, October 15, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the church, as well as Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., prior to the  funeral service.


Interment will take place at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.


For more information see: www.LegacyFunerals.com


Thursday, October 8, 2026

Coming Up in THE PAYSON CHRONICLE

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MEMORIAL

“The Midnight Sun”




The cast of the season’s play at Tintic High piled into autos eastbound, headed for the paved highway to Arrowhead Resort near Payson. They’d take the Arrowhead plunge in the cleansing waters at a celebratory swimming party before more significant leaps arrived. Eureka’s thespians would soon accept their diploma from Mr. Charles W. Bechtol in the school auditorium, the Tintic High School band playing Yoder’s “The Midnight Sun” and Dr. T. Earl Pardoe, founder of the Speech Department at Brigham Young University, rending his thoughts on “The Place of Youth in America.” The May 26, 1939 commencement ceremony was said to be the largest in history at Tintic High. A fine orchestra was lined up for a community dance to honor the graduates before they leapt into a world cast in shadow.


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Mourning the Passing of Our Friend

Nedra Houser Duncan December 5, 1943 – October 7, 2026 Nedra Houser Duncan peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on October 7, 2026, su...