Vina's parents were:
Joseph Scott McAlister 1849–1936
Katie Ann Van Cleave 1852–1944
Some siblings were:
Charles Frank McAlister 1870–1954
Estella McAllister 1884–1886
Zula A. McAllister (Hollingworth) 1888–1966
Joseph Roy McAllister 1892–1970
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Vina married Ashley Ewing Douglas in Ardmore, Carter Co, OK on March 11, 1903.
Their children were:
Gerald Douglas 1904–1919
George Clarence Douglas 1905–1933
Stephen A Douglas 1913–2001
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On April 19/20, 1910,
Vina & Ashley Douglas, ages 43 & 27, owned a home on C Street in Ardmore Ward 4, Carter Co, OK. They had been married 7 years; Vina had given birth to 1 son, Gerald, age 6. Another member of the household included Vina's brother, Roy McAlister, age 18.
Ashley was employed as a house painter as was her brother, Roy. Solomon Hunter, age 39, divorced, lived with them & was a servant.
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In January 1920,
Vina & Ashley E. Douglas, ages 40 & 52, were still living in Ardmore on C Street Southeast. He was a Contractor Painter. Their children were:
George C Douglas - 15
Stephen A Douglas - 6
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The Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, October 3, 1927
CHARTER MEMBERS OF PIONEER CLUB (in part)
"Mrs. Vina M. Douglas was born in Wapado County, Iowa. She came to Indian Territory in 1885. Her father ran the first store in Overbrook. She now lives in Ardmore.
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News about the death of Vinnie's father was published in
The Daily Ardmoreite on Thursday, April 23, 1936.
PIONEER OF STATE DIES IN ARDMORE
Joseph S. McAlister Passes Away at Home of Daughter, Mrs. A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas.
Services to Be Held Here
Burial Will Be Made in McAlister Cemetery Near Overbrook.
Joseph Scott McAlister, 86, one of the early day residents of Southern Oklahoma, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs.A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas Boulevard. The funeral will be from Harvey Bros. chapel at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by Rev. Elbert M. Whitwell, pastor of the First Christian church.
Commitment services will be at the McAlister cemetery. Pallbearers are Jim Lathrop, Clarence Harris, Ernest M. Jameson, M.H. Lindley, Willis Whittington and James Boone.
Born at Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14, 1849. He came to Waco, Texas, in 1870 and married Kate Van Cleave. They settled at Overbrook in 1887 on a farm which McAlister operated for many ears in connection with a general merchandise store.
Was Methodist and Mason
He and his wife joined the Methodist church at Overbrook under Rev. J.C. Scivally, one of the pioneer Methodist ministers. Soon afterward he became a member of the Masonic order at Lone Grove and served eight years as first worshipful master of the lodge at Overbrook.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Frank and Roy McAlister, and three daughters, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Minnie Criner and Mrs. C.P. Hollingworth. There are nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren."
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News about the death of Vina's mother was published in The Daily Ardmoreite on Wednesday, February 9, 1944.
"Mrs. Katie A. McAlister
Mrs. Katie Ann McAlister, who came to Oklahoma in territorial days and settled in the Overbrook Community in 1879, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Hollingsworth, 411 C. street southeast. She was 92 years old and had made her home in Ardmore since 1898.
Born Feb. 1, 1852 at Blakesburg, Iowa, Mrs. McAlister was in good health until a week ago. She fell in her home last Thursday and developed pneumonia which resulted in her death.
Mrs. McAlister is survived by two sons, Roy McAlister, Ardmore and Frank McAlister, Batesville, Texas and two other daughters, Mrs. A.E. Douglas and Mrs. Minnie Criner, here.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Harvey Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Homer Haislip minister of the First Christian Church, and the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church.
Burial in Rose Hill cemetery will have Clarence Harris, E.M. Jameson, Hugh McIntire, Leonard Hurst, Jerry Kirby and Leo Atkins as pallbearers."
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Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, December 31, 1973
"MRS. A.E. DOUGLAS
Services for Mrs. Ashley E. (Vina) Douglas, 95, were to be 4 p.m. Monday in Harvey Chapel conducted by Dr. Edwin W. Parker and the Rev. C. Lawson Holman. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Douglas, a member of an early day pioneering family in this area, died Saturday evening after an extended illness. The former Vina McAlister, she was born Apr. 3, 1878 in Blakesburg, Iowa and with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scott McAlister, moved to Overbrook, I.T. in 1881 from Iowa. She married Ashley E. Douglas, Mar. 11, 1903 at Ardmore and he died Oct. 18, 1930. She maintained the residence they established at 708 Douglas Blvd. until her death.
A charter member of the Carter Ave. Methodist Church, Ferndale Review Club and Chickasaw historical Society, Mrs. Douglas will be remembered as matron of the Whittington Park wading pool from 1932 until 1940. She then went to Oklahoma city and was house mother for junior nurses at the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, returning to Ardmore in 1954.
Serving as bearers will be Tom Carlock, Wig Yates, Terrell Bolles, Bill Smithers, C.F. Copeland and J.C. Priddy. Honorary bearers will include all neighbors and friends of the family.
Surviving is a son, Stephen A. Douglas Sr., Midwest City; a grandson, Stephen A. Douglas Fr., Ardmore; a granddaughter, Mrs. Eddie (Judy) Schimmel, San Antonio, Tex.; and six great-grandchildren. A son, George C. Douglas, preceded her in death in 1933.
Memorial contributions may be made to one favorite charity. Services were directed by Harvey Funeral Home."
Researched and compiled by Virginia Brown
January 2016
Joseph Scott McAlister 1849–1936
Katie Ann Van Cleave 1852–1944
Some siblings were:
Charles Frank McAlister 1870–1954
Estella McAllister 1884–1886
Zula A. McAllister (Hollingworth) 1888–1966
Joseph Roy McAllister 1892–1970
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Vina married Ashley Ewing Douglas in Ardmore, Carter Co, OK on March 11, 1903.
Their children were:
Gerald Douglas 1904–1919
George Clarence Douglas 1905–1933
Stephen A Douglas 1913–2001
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On April 19/20, 1910,
Vina & Ashley Douglas, ages 43 & 27, owned a home on C Street in Ardmore Ward 4, Carter Co, OK. They had been married 7 years; Vina had given birth to 1 son, Gerald, age 6. Another member of the household included Vina's brother, Roy McAlister, age 18.
Ashley was employed as a house painter as was her brother, Roy. Solomon Hunter, age 39, divorced, lived with them & was a servant.
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In January 1920,
Vina & Ashley E. Douglas, ages 40 & 52, were still living in Ardmore on C Street Southeast. He was a Contractor Painter. Their children were:
George C Douglas - 15
Stephen A Douglas - 6
-----
The Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, October 3, 1927
CHARTER MEMBERS OF PIONEER CLUB (in part)
"Mrs. Vina M. Douglas was born in Wapado County, Iowa. She came to Indian Territory in 1885. Her father ran the first store in Overbrook. She now lives in Ardmore.
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News about the death of Vinnie's father was published in
The Daily Ardmoreite on Thursday, April 23, 1936.
PIONEER OF STATE DIES IN ARDMORE
Joseph S. McAlister Passes Away at Home of Daughter, Mrs. A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas.
Services to Be Held Here
Burial Will Be Made in McAlister Cemetery Near Overbrook.
Joseph Scott McAlister, 86, one of the early day residents of Southern Oklahoma, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs.A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas Boulevard. The funeral will be from Harvey Bros. chapel at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by Rev. Elbert M. Whitwell, pastor of the First Christian church.
Commitment services will be at the McAlister cemetery. Pallbearers are Jim Lathrop, Clarence Harris, Ernest M. Jameson, M.H. Lindley, Willis Whittington and James Boone.
Born at Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14, 1849. He came to Waco, Texas, in 1870 and married Kate Van Cleave. They settled at Overbrook in 1887 on a farm which McAlister operated for many ears in connection with a general merchandise store.
Was Methodist and Mason
He and his wife joined the Methodist church at Overbrook under Rev. J.C. Scivally, one of the pioneer Methodist ministers. Soon afterward he became a member of the Masonic order at Lone Grove and served eight years as first worshipful master of the lodge at Overbrook.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Frank and Roy McAlister, and three daughters, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Minnie Criner and Mrs. C.P. Hollingworth. There are nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren."
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News about the death of Vina's mother was published in The Daily Ardmoreite on Wednesday, February 9, 1944.
"Mrs. Katie A. McAlister
Mrs. Katie Ann McAlister, who came to Oklahoma in territorial days and settled in the Overbrook Community in 1879, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Hollingsworth, 411 C. street southeast. She was 92 years old and had made her home in Ardmore since 1898.
Born Feb. 1, 1852 at Blakesburg, Iowa, Mrs. McAlister was in good health until a week ago. She fell in her home last Thursday and developed pneumonia which resulted in her death.
Mrs. McAlister is survived by two sons, Roy McAlister, Ardmore and Frank McAlister, Batesville, Texas and two other daughters, Mrs. A.E. Douglas and Mrs. Minnie Criner, here.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Harvey Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Homer Haislip minister of the First Christian Church, and the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church.
Burial in Rose Hill cemetery will have Clarence Harris, E.M. Jameson, Hugh McIntire, Leonard Hurst, Jerry Kirby and Leo Atkins as pallbearers."
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Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, December 31, 1973
"MRS. A.E. DOUGLAS
Services for Mrs. Ashley E. (Vina) Douglas, 95, were to be 4 p.m. Monday in Harvey Chapel conducted by Dr. Edwin W. Parker and the Rev. C. Lawson Holman. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Douglas, a member of an early day pioneering family in this area, died Saturday evening after an extended illness. The former Vina McAlister, she was born Apr. 3, 1878 in Blakesburg, Iowa and with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scott McAlister, moved to Overbrook, I.T. in 1881 from Iowa. She married Ashley E. Douglas, Mar. 11, 1903 at Ardmore and he died Oct. 18, 1930. She maintained the residence they established at 708 Douglas Blvd. until her death.
A charter member of the Carter Ave. Methodist Church, Ferndale Review Club and Chickasaw historical Society, Mrs. Douglas will be remembered as matron of the Whittington Park wading pool from 1932 until 1940. She then went to Oklahoma city and was house mother for junior nurses at the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, returning to Ardmore in 1954.
Serving as bearers will be Tom Carlock, Wig Yates, Terrell Bolles, Bill Smithers, C.F. Copeland and J.C. Priddy. Honorary bearers will include all neighbors and friends of the family.
Surviving is a son, Stephen A. Douglas Sr., Midwest City; a grandson, Stephen A. Douglas Fr., Ardmore; a granddaughter, Mrs. Eddie (Judy) Schimmel, San Antonio, Tex.; and six great-grandchildren. A son, George C. Douglas, preceded her in death in 1933.
Memorial contributions may be made to one favorite charity. Services were directed by Harvey Funeral Home."
Researched and compiled by Virginia Brown
January 2016
Vina's parents were:
Joseph Scott McAlister 1849–1936
Katie Ann Van Cleave 1852–1944
Some siblings were:
Charles Frank McAlister 1870–1954
Estella McAllister 1884–1886
Zula A. McAllister (Hollingworth) 1888–1966
Joseph Roy McAllister 1892–1970
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Vina married Ashley Ewing Douglas in Ardmore, Carter Co, OK on March 11, 1903.
Their children were:
Gerald Douglas 1904–1919
George Clarence Douglas 1905–1933
Stephen A Douglas 1913–2001
-----
On April 19/20, 1910,
Vina & Ashley Douglas, ages 43 & 27, owned a home on C Street in Ardmore Ward 4, Carter Co, OK. They had been married 7 years; Vina had given birth to 1 son, Gerald, age 6. Another member of the household included Vina's brother, Roy McAlister, age 18.
Ashley was employed as a house painter as was her brother, Roy. Solomon Hunter, age 39, divorced, lived with them & was a servant.
-----
In January 1920,
Vina & Ashley E. Douglas, ages 40 & 52, were still living in Ardmore on C Street Southeast. He was a Contractor Painter. Their children were:
George C Douglas - 15
Stephen A Douglas - 6
-----
The Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, October 3, 1927
CHARTER MEMBERS OF PIONEER CLUB (in part)
"Mrs. Vina M. Douglas was born in Wapado County, Iowa. She came to Indian Territory in 1885. Her father ran the first store in Overbrook. She now lives in Ardmore.
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News about the death of Vinnie's father was published in
The Daily Ardmoreite on Thursday, April 23, 1936.
PIONEER OF STATE DIES IN ARDMORE
Joseph S. McAlister Passes Away at Home of Daughter, Mrs. A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas.
Services to Be Held Here
Burial Will Be Made in McAlister Cemetery Near Overbrook.
Joseph Scott McAlister, 86, one of the early day residents of Southern Oklahoma, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs.A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas Boulevard. The funeral will be from Harvey Bros. chapel at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by Rev. Elbert M. Whitwell, pastor of the First Christian church.
Commitment services will be at the McAlister cemetery. Pallbearers are Jim Lathrop, Clarence Harris, Ernest M. Jameson, M.H. Lindley, Willis Whittington and James Boone.
Born at Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14, 1849. He came to Waco, Texas, in 1870 and married Kate Van Cleave. They settled at Overbrook in 1887 on a farm which McAlister operated for many ears in connection with a general merchandise store.
Was Methodist and Mason
He and his wife joined the Methodist church at Overbrook under Rev. J.C. Scivally, one of the pioneer Methodist ministers. Soon afterward he became a member of the Masonic order at Lone Grove and served eight years as first worshipful master of the lodge at Overbrook.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Frank and Roy McAlister, and three daughters, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Minnie Criner and Mrs. C.P. Hollingworth. There are nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren."
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News about the death of Vina's mother was published in The Daily Ardmoreite on Wednesday, February 9, 1944.
"Mrs. Katie A. McAlister
Mrs. Katie Ann McAlister, who came to Oklahoma in territorial days and settled in the Overbrook Community in 1879, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Hollingsworth, 411 C. street southeast. She was 92 years old and had made her home in Ardmore since 1898.
Born Feb. 1, 1852 at Blakesburg, Iowa, Mrs. McAlister was in good health until a week ago. She fell in her home last Thursday and developed pneumonia which resulted in her death.
Mrs. McAlister is survived by two sons, Roy McAlister, Ardmore and Frank McAlister, Batesville, Texas and two other daughters, Mrs. A.E. Douglas and Mrs. Minnie Criner, here.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Harvey Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Homer Haislip minister of the First Christian Church, and the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church.
Burial in Rose Hill cemetery will have Clarence Harris, E.M. Jameson, Hugh McIntire, Leonard Hurst, Jerry Kirby and Leo Atkins as pallbearers."
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Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, December 31, 1973
"MRS. A.E. DOUGLAS
Services for Mrs. Ashley E. (Vina) Douglas, 95, were to be 4 p.m. Monday in Harvey Chapel conducted by Dr. Edwin W. Parker and the Rev. C. Lawson Holman. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Douglas, a member of an early day pioneering family in this area, died Saturday evening after an extended illness. The former Vina McAlister, she was born Apr. 3, 1878 in Blakesburg, Iowa and with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scott McAlister, moved to Overbrook, I.T. in 1881 from Iowa. She married Ashley E. Douglas, Mar. 11, 1903 at Ardmore and he died Oct. 18, 1930. She maintained the residence they established at 708 Douglas Blvd. until her death.
A charter member of the Carter Ave. Methodist Church, Ferndale Review Club and Chickasaw historical Society, Mrs. Douglas will be remembered as matron of the Whittington Park wading pool from 1932 until 1940. She then went to Oklahoma city and was house mother for junior nurses at the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, returning to Ardmore in 1954.
Serving as bearers will be Tom Carlock, Wig Yates, Terrell Bolles, Bill Smithers, C.F. Copeland and J.C. Priddy. Honorary bearers will include all neighbors and friends of the family.
Surviving is a son, Stephen A. Douglas Sr., Midwest City; a grandson, Stephen A. Douglas Fr., Ardmore; a granddaughter, Mrs. Eddie (Judy) Schimmel, San Antonio, Tex.; and six great-grandchildren. A son, George C. Douglas, preceded her in death in 1933.
Memorial contributions may be made to one favorite charity. Services were directed by Harvey Funeral Home."
Researched and compiled by Virginia Brown
January 2016
Joseph Scott McAlister 1849–1936
Katie Ann Van Cleave 1852–1944
Some siblings were:
Charles Frank McAlister 1870–1954
Estella McAllister 1884–1886
Zula A. McAllister (Hollingworth) 1888–1966
Joseph Roy McAllister 1892–1970
-----
Vina married Ashley Ewing Douglas in Ardmore, Carter Co, OK on March 11, 1903.
Their children were:
Gerald Douglas 1904–1919
George Clarence Douglas 1905–1933
Stephen A Douglas 1913–2001
-----
On April 19/20, 1910,
Vina & Ashley Douglas, ages 43 & 27, owned a home on C Street in Ardmore Ward 4, Carter Co, OK. They had been married 7 years; Vina had given birth to 1 son, Gerald, age 6. Another member of the household included Vina's brother, Roy McAlister, age 18.
Ashley was employed as a house painter as was her brother, Roy. Solomon Hunter, age 39, divorced, lived with them & was a servant.
-----
In January 1920,
Vina & Ashley E. Douglas, ages 40 & 52, were still living in Ardmore on C Street Southeast. He was a Contractor Painter. Their children were:
George C Douglas - 15
Stephen A Douglas - 6
-----
The Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, October 3, 1927
CHARTER MEMBERS OF PIONEER CLUB (in part)
"Mrs. Vina M. Douglas was born in Wapado County, Iowa. She came to Indian Territory in 1885. Her father ran the first store in Overbrook. She now lives in Ardmore.
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News about the death of Vinnie's father was published in
The Daily Ardmoreite on Thursday, April 23, 1936.
PIONEER OF STATE DIES IN ARDMORE
Joseph S. McAlister Passes Away at Home of Daughter, Mrs. A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas.
Services to Be Held Here
Burial Will Be Made in McAlister Cemetery Near Overbrook.
Joseph Scott McAlister, 86, one of the early day residents of Southern Oklahoma, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs.A.E. Douglas, 708 Douglas Boulevard. The funeral will be from Harvey Bros. chapel at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by Rev. Elbert M. Whitwell, pastor of the First Christian church.
Commitment services will be at the McAlister cemetery. Pallbearers are Jim Lathrop, Clarence Harris, Ernest M. Jameson, M.H. Lindley, Willis Whittington and James Boone.
Born at Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14, 1849. He came to Waco, Texas, in 1870 and married Kate Van Cleave. They settled at Overbrook in 1887 on a farm which McAlister operated for many ears in connection with a general merchandise store.
Was Methodist and Mason
He and his wife joined the Methodist church at Overbrook under Rev. J.C. Scivally, one of the pioneer Methodist ministers. Soon afterward he became a member of the Masonic order at Lone Grove and served eight years as first worshipful master of the lodge at Overbrook.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Frank and Roy McAlister, and three daughters, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Minnie Criner and Mrs. C.P. Hollingworth. There are nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren."
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News about the death of Vina's mother was published in The Daily Ardmoreite on Wednesday, February 9, 1944.
"Mrs. Katie A. McAlister
Mrs. Katie Ann McAlister, who came to Oklahoma in territorial days and settled in the Overbrook Community in 1879, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Hollingsworth, 411 C. street southeast. She was 92 years old and had made her home in Ardmore since 1898.
Born Feb. 1, 1852 at Blakesburg, Iowa, Mrs. McAlister was in good health until a week ago. She fell in her home last Thursday and developed pneumonia which resulted in her death.
Mrs. McAlister is survived by two sons, Roy McAlister, Ardmore and Frank McAlister, Batesville, Texas and two other daughters, Mrs. A.E. Douglas and Mrs. Minnie Criner, here.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Harvey Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Homer Haislip minister of the First Christian Church, and the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church.
Burial in Rose Hill cemetery will have Clarence Harris, E.M. Jameson, Hugh McIntire, Leonard Hurst, Jerry Kirby and Leo Atkins as pallbearers."
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Daily Ardmoreite
Monday, December 31, 1973
"MRS. A.E. DOUGLAS
Services for Mrs. Ashley E. (Vina) Douglas, 95, were to be 4 p.m. Monday in Harvey Chapel conducted by Dr. Edwin W. Parker and the Rev. C. Lawson Holman. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Douglas, a member of an early day pioneering family in this area, died Saturday evening after an extended illness. The former Vina McAlister, she was born Apr. 3, 1878 in Blakesburg, Iowa and with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scott McAlister, moved to Overbrook, I.T. in 1881 from Iowa. She married Ashley E. Douglas, Mar. 11, 1903 at Ardmore and he died Oct. 18, 1930. She maintained the residence they established at 708 Douglas Blvd. until her death.
A charter member of the Carter Ave. Methodist Church, Ferndale Review Club and Chickasaw historical Society, Mrs. Douglas will be remembered as matron of the Whittington Park wading pool from 1932 until 1940. She then went to Oklahoma city and was house mother for junior nurses at the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, returning to Ardmore in 1954.
Serving as bearers will be Tom Carlock, Wig Yates, Terrell Bolles, Bill Smithers, C.F. Copeland and J.C. Priddy. Honorary bearers will include all neighbors and friends of the family.
Surviving is a son, Stephen A. Douglas Sr., Midwest City; a grandson, Stephen A. Douglas Fr., Ardmore; a granddaughter, Mrs. Eddie (Judy) Schimmel, San Antonio, Tex.; and six great-grandchildren. A son, George C. Douglas, preceded her in death in 1933.
Memorial contributions may be made to one favorite charity. Services were directed by Harvey Funeral Home."
Researched and compiled by Virginia Brown
January 2016
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