Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....DOUGLAS, GEORGE WESLEY April 3, 2016
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News Star World - April 08, 2016
GEORGE WESLEY DOUGLAS

George Wesley "G. W." Douglas, a resident of Houston, Texas, passed away on 
Sunday, April 3, 2016. He was a native of Grayson, Louisiana.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on April 9, 2016, at Grace United 
Methodist Church, 1245 Heights Blvd, Houston, Texas. The Rev. Ken Irby, 
Superintendent, Shreveport District, United Methodist Church in Shreveport will 
be officiating. Interment of ashes will be at Welcome Home Cemetery at a later 
date.

Mr. Douglas (George) was born in Grayson (Pistol Thicket), Louisiana on June 
30, 1926, to the union of his parents, Wesley Bennett Douglas and Equilla Anne 
Volentine Douglas. He attended Grayson High school. Prior to serving in the 
Navy in WWII, he married Melissa Verna Dean Humphreys on April 21, 1944.

He was preceded in death by his father, Wesley Bennett Douglas; Mother, Equilla 
Anne Volentine; Sister, Wilma Edna Douglas Gilbert; Brothers-in-law, Glen 
Wilburn Gilbert, Hubert Davis Humphreys, J. C. Taylor, O. A. "Billy" McKeithen, 
and nephew, Timothy Wayne Gilbert.

Survivors include his wife, Melissa "Verna" Humphreys Douglas of Houston, TX; 
Son, David Wesley Douglas and wife, Lamar, of Houston, TX; Daughter, Melissa 
Douglas Folks and husband, Johnny, of Baton Rouge, LA; Four grandsons, Steven 
David Douglas and wife, Brittany, of Houston, TX; Wesley Allen Douglas and 
wife, Luciana, of Shreveport, LA; Andrew Folks and wife, Helen, of Baton Rouge, 
LA; Stephen Folks, of Mississippi; One granddaughter, Leslie Brady of Illinois; 
Seven great-grandchildren .

He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Mildred Taylor McKeithen; three 
nephews, Michael Gilbert; James "Jim" Taylor; Robert "Bob" Taylor; Niece, 
Glenda Gilbert Mc Craw Thornhill, and many other cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers are Steven Douglas, Wesley Douglas, Andrew Folks, Stephen 
Folks, Johnny Folks, Mike Gilbert, Bob Taylor, Jim Taylor, James Thornhill, and 
Howard Strebeck.

As a member of the United Methodist Church, George participated in the church 
choir of the local UMC in each community in which he lived. He also had a 
natural talent for mechanical projects. During his retirement he discovered a 
latent artistic ability which he incorporated into many of his projects. Also 
during his retirement years, he enjoyed traveling with his wife, Verna, and 
their friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Broadmoor United 
Methodist Church, 3715 Youree Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105, (Phone: 318-
861-0586); the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home, 904 De Ville Lane, Ruston, 
LA 71270, (Phone: 318-255-5020); The National Alzheimer's Association , 225 N. 
Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601, or your local Alzheimer's 
Association 

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