Debaun Funeral Home

MRS DOROTHY MARGARET DOUGLAS PASSED AWAY AT THE ROYAL OAKS NURSING HOME. SHE WAS 79, FORMERLY OF 2637 NORTH 17TH STREET, TERRE HAUTE. BORN IN KENT ENGLAND AUGUST 13, 1930, SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMY DURING THE LONDON BLITZ. SHE MARRIED RAYMOND EDWARDS AND HAD THREE BOYS, LATER MARRIED WILLIAM B DOUGLAS OF TERRE HAUTE IND. WHO WAS STATIONED AT MANSTON AIR FORCE BASE ENGLAND, BEFORE BEING REASSIGNED BACK TO THE UNITED STATES THEY HAD THREE MORE BOYS AND TWO GIRLS.THE FAMILY ARRIVED AUGUST 1962 IN TERRE HAUTE IND. MRS DOUGLAS WORKED IN SEVERAL AREA DINERS HER FAVORITE WAS BOO’ S CROSSROADS CAFE SHE WORKED PREPPING FOOD AND BAKING COOKIES SOMETIMES 600-700 DOZEN FOR THE LOCAL HOME-COMINGS. HER SON, S ROBERT AND DIANA EDWARDS LIVE IN PARIS IL, CARL AND BARBARA EDWARDS IN PRAIRIETON IND. DAVID AND BEVERLEY EDWARDS OF PARIS IL, WILLIAM E DOUGLAS OF FRANKLIN IND, WAYNE AND LORI DOUGLAS OF TERRE HAUTE IND, MIKE AND GAYLE DOUGLAS OF PRAIRIETON IND, SUSAN AND TERRY MIDCALF OF ARCADIA FL, AND BARBARA AND SHAWN OVERTON OF CLINTON IND.MRS DOUGLAS HAS 19 GRAND-CHILDREN SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. SHE WAS OUR QUEEN MOTHER.
VISITATION WILL BE HELD FRIDAY MARCH 5TH FROM 11-1pm, AT DEBAUN SPRINGHILL CHAPEL, WITH SERVICES BEGINNING AT 1PM., WITH PASTOR CHRIS WHITE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY. FLOWERS MAY BE SENT TO THE FUNERAL HOME, OR DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN HER HONOR TO DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, ENVELOPES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT