TN SJR0574

Honors the memory of Dr. Barbara Alfreda Duncan-Cody (April 25, 1946 – 2025), a Millington physician who specialized in obstetrics and gynecology for more than 45 years

Recognizes Dr. Duncan-Cody as the first Black female OB/GYN to open a private practice in Memphis, founding Duncan-Cody Medical Group

Notes her medical education at Knoxville College and Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (M.D., 1980) and affiliations with Methodist Hospitals of Memphis and Bluff City Medical Society

Acknowledges her community service on the Shelby County 911 Board, Methodist Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors, and membership in Delta Theta Sigma Sorority, Links, Inc., and Jack & Jill of America

Expresses sympathy and condolences to her surviving family, including her husband of 57 years, Attorney Homer Lee Cody, two children, and three grandchildren