Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Douglas, Eugene October 4, 2005
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Elizabethton Star  10/12/07
Eugene Douglas 





    Mr. Eugene Douglas, 91, 231 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton, went to be 

with his Heavenly Father on Oct. 4, 2005, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical 

Center surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Charlie Douglas and 

Sara Douglas Humphreys. Mr. Douglas was born in Elizabethton, on July 8, 1914. 

He served in the Marines in the South Pacific and was present when the American 

Flag was raised on Iwo Jima. After his Military service, he worked at North 

American Rayon Corporation and then attended the Louisville, Ky., Institute of 

Electronics. He was the first TV repairman in the Upper East Tennessee area. He 

also was the first technician to work on the cardiac monitors at Baptist 

Hospital, Knoxville. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Clara 

Hale Douglas; one step-brother and two step-sisters. He was a member of several 

community activities. He was a 50-year member of Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 

and the Jericho Shrine Temple. He was a member of the Watauga Commandry and the 

American Legion Post #49. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he 

had served as a deacon for several years. 





    Mr. Eugene Douglas, 91, 231 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton, went to be 

with his Heavenly Father on Oct. 4, 2005, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical 

Center surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Charlie Douglas and 

Sara Douglas Humphreys. Mr. Douglas was born in Elizabethton, on July 8, 1914. 

He served in the Marines in the South Pacific and was present when the American 

Flag was raised on Iwo Jima. After his Military service, he worked at North 

American Rayon Corporation and then attended the Louisville, Ky., Institute of 

Electronics. He was the first TV repairman in the Upper East Tennessee area. He 

also was the first technician to work on the cardiac monitors at Baptist 

Hospital, Knoxville. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Clara 

Hale Douglas; one step-brother and two step-sisters. He was a member of several 

community activities. He was a 50-year member of Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 

and the Jericho Shrine Temple. He was a member of the Watauga Commandry and the 

American Legion Post #49. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he 

had served as a deacon for several years. 





    Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Billie Jean and Glen Creasey, 

Elizabethton, with whom he had made his home the last four years; a grandson 

and his wife, Doug and Glinia Creasey; a granddaughter and her husband, 

Jeaneene "Nikki" and Billy Vines; and a grandson, Eric Creasey, all of 

Elizabethton; two great-grandchildren, Brittany Jade Vines and Kristen Brooke 

Creasey, Elizabethton; two step-brothers, Walter Humphreys, of Elizabethton, 

and Bynam Humphreys, of Limestone; and two special family members, Debbie and 

Amy Lamb, of Limestone. 



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