Dawson-Buffalo County NeArchives Obituaries.....Douglas, Robert N. August 7, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Aug. 11, 2010
Robert N. Douglas, age 88 of Kearney, formerly of Cozad, died Aug. 7, 2010 at 
the Northridge Retirement Home in Kearney.  

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the 
First United Methodist Church in Cozad with Pastor Doug Smith officiating.  A 
private family burial will be held in the Cozad Cemetery prior to service time.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Berryman 
Funeral Home in Cozad with family receiving friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Robert was born Aug. 24, 1921 in Colfax, Ind., to Elmer and Grace (Johnson) 
Douglas.  As a child, he moved with his family to Cozad.  The Cozad area 
remained his primary home throughout his life.  Robert attended a one-room 
rural school with eight grades and one teacher.  There was neither indoor 
heating nor running water; a coal burning stove provided heat in the winter.  
He went on to attend Cozad High School, where he graduated in 1939.  

Following his graduation, Robert attended the University of Nebraska at 
Lincoln.  Upon the involvement of the United States in WWII, Bob enrolled in 
ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program).  After spending two years in medical 
school in Omaha, he was shipped to the Asiatic Pacific Theater of operations 
in the Philippine Islands with the 4th General Hospital.  It was during this 
interim of time that Bob reconsidered his dedication to medicine and on 
arriving home from the war announced that unquestionably he wanted to resume 
his interest in agriculture and return to farm.

Robert remained very involved through his life in farming and related 
agricultural ventures.  At various times he expanded into cattle feeding, 
commercial grain storage and the alfalfa dehydrating business.

On Dec. 28, 1952, Robert married Jean MacLean at Cozad.  Three sons were born 
to their union; Robert Scott, March 10, 1954, Monte Allan, May 16, 1956 and 
David Michael in 1963.  David was killed in a car accident in 1977.

Bob was baptized in the Christian Church as a child, later joining the 
Methodist Church prior to his marriage to Jean.  Through the years he served 
on a variety of its boards and committees.  He became a Rotarian, belonged to 
the Masonic Lodge, receiving the Jordan Medal in 2005, the Tri-County Shrine 
Club and the Cozad Chamber of Commerce.  He proudly continued his memberships 
in the service organizations, the American Legion and the VFW.  He enjoyed the 
years he served as President of the Dawson County Historical Society. 

In addition to his youngest son David, Robert was preceded in death by his 
parents, Elmer and Grace Douglas, and a sister, Ellen Mary Kroh.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Jean Douglas of Kearney; Two sons, 
Scott (Linda) Douglas of Tilden, Monte Allan (Pamela) Douglas (expecting twins 
in September) of Richardson, Texas; three grandchildren, Joel Robert (Meaghan) 
Douglas of Alexandria, Va., John Michael Douglas of Tilden, Katie Ann Douglas 
of Pittsburg, Pa.; great-granddaughter, Patricia Jean Douglas of Alexandria, 
Va.; Kristie Rader, mother of Joel and Katie, of Lincoln and many other 
relatives and friends.


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