Hoyt W. Duncan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Hoyt W. Duncan, age 104, of McDonald Circle, Commerce, GA died Monday, September 8, 2008 at BJC Nursing Home. Mr. Duncan was born September 8, 1904, to the late, Alvin and Harriett Bray Duncan. He was a member of Webbs Creek Baptist Church and was a retired farmer. Mr. Duncan was known around north Georgia as the ‘Water Witch’. He used a homemade contraption to help homeowners and well drillers find water. The contraption – a wooden frame supporting a compass and a number of copper wires, two of which were free to turn when water was somewhere underfoot. Many of Mr. Duncan's “finds” are still in use today.In addition to his parents, Mr. Duncan was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Wilson Duncan; and a daughter, Bernice Rylee. Mr. Duncan is survived by his son, Paul Duncan of Commerce; five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren.Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at Webbs Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Hill, Rev. Wade Lott, and Mr. James Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow in the Webbs Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday night from 6-8 PM.\r\n