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John E. Douglas
Male 1924 - 2009

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  • Birth  19 Sep 1924  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  29 Nov 2009  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  30 Nov 2009  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Maupin Funeral home obituary 
    • John E. Douglas, age 85, died at Fulton Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, November 29, 2009. He was born in Fulton on September 19, 1924, to Dennis Givings and Bertha (Backer) Douglas. On October 19, 1945, in the study of Rev. John B. Spragens, at the First Presbyterian Church in Fulton, he united in marriage with Peggy Ruth Rose. They shared 64 years together. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fulton.
      Upon graduation from Fulton High School, he entered the service of his county in the 290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division of the United States Army, during World War II; seeing action in the Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe from June 22, 1943 to December 11, 1945. The 75th Infantry was the famous "Diaper Brigade", which had an average of 17 years among it's members. It was the youngest American combat unit ever sent into battle. Douglas was wounded twice, receiving the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters and receved the Silver Star for Valor. His attempted rescue of a fallen comrade earned him a presidential citation from President Harry S. Truman for service to his county. In 1998, when the theme for Kingdom Days was "In the Line of Duty", he was selected as Grand Marshall, for his service to his country and community.
      Mr. Douglas worked many trades. He was a butcher for Mayhew's Market, and for 15 years was a painter and machinist for Harbison-Walker Refractories; then in 1962 he joined his brother, Louis, as a tool and die maker for J.A. Buchroeder Company, Columbia, Mo. There, his love of art came to full fruition and in 1969 he started Douglas Engraving, manufacturing dies for coins, jewelry, and engraving plaques in the garage of his home. He was hired by the Charleston mint to design commenorative coins for NASA and the Lincoln Mint, in Mississippi, to design commemorative coins for the moon shots, Mardi Gras, Liberty Bowl, and Kingdom Supper, to name a few of more than 3,000 dies; as well as designing and engraving molds for college and high school rings.
      He served as President of the Callway County Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and was the organizer of the Energy Fair. He also helped with the 125th Anniversary Celebration that became the first Kingdom Days. After retirement in 1987, he enjoyed dancing, horseshoe pitching, playing pool wth his friends at the Senior Center, traveling and wintering in the Rockport, Texas community.
      Mr. Douglas is survived by; his wife, Peggy; a daughter, Terry Elaine and her husband, Merlin Smith; a son, John Robert andhis wife, Nancy K. Douglas; a daughter-in-law, Darla Douglas; six grandchildren, Doug Smith, Patricia Smith-Wood, Jennifer Douglas-Derleth, John Michael Douglas, Kathryn S Douglas, and Jonathan P. Douglas; four great grandchildren, Kevin L. Smith, Blaine and Keely Derleth, and Sawyer Wood; one great-great-grandson, Hunter Dale Smith; one step great-grandson, Andrew Key; two sisters-in-law, Peggy Rose and Lois Douglas; numerous nephews and nieces.
      His parents, a son, Mark K. Douglas, 3 brothers, Howard, Dennis (Bake), and Louis Douglas, and 3 sisters, Genevieve Sheppeck, Emily Irene Wright and Betty Ann Russell, preceded him in death.
      At his request, a memorial service will be held at Maupin Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2009, with Reverend Martin Stukenborg officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at the Maupin Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Fulton, Missouri.
      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society, or the Fulton Senior Center.
    Buried  2 Dec 2009  Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I11292  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  03 Dec 2009 
     
    Father  Dennis Given Douglass,   b. 28 Nov 1883, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1930, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Bertha Backer,   b. Abt 1890, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1990 
    Married  5 Jun 1910  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14347982  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Mark K. Douglas,   d. Bef Dec 2009
    Last Modified  03 Dec 2009 
    Family ID  F14348838  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • Listed as a surviving brother in his sister Betty's obituary on 29 Nov 2008, living in Fulton.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Sep 1924 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 2009 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Maupin Funeral home obituary - 30 Nov 2009 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Dec 2009 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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