DOUGLASS, Eda Marie 1892 - 1983

DOUGLASS, ANDERSON, OLIN, TENISON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 9/11/2021 at 22:33:01

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Wednesday, December 7, 1983
Page 13, Column 5

Local

Eda DOUGLASS, former Fairfield resident, is ill at a nursing home where she resides in Monticello. Friends may write her at 500 Pinehaven Drive, Monticello, Iowa, 52310.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Wednesday, December 14, 1983
Page 16, Column 1

Eda DOUGLASS dies at 91

Eda M. DOUGLASS, a resident of Fairfield for many years, died Tuesday at 9:50 p.m. at the Senior Home in Monticello. She was 91.

Arrangements are pending at the Behner Funeral Home. Mrs. DOUGLASS was the widow of Dr. Curtis R. DOUGLASS who served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield for 16 years. She moved to Monticello to be near her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Junior ANDERSON

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Thursday, December 15, 1983
Page 14, Columns 1 and 2

Eda DOUGLASS rites Saturday

Funeral services for Eda M. DOUGLASS, 91, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Carl Riggs officiating.

A former Fairfield resident, Mrs. DOUGLASS died Tuesday in Monticello where she had made her home since November, 1982. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be held Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Behner Funeral Home. The casket will be open at the funeral home and closed at the church.

Mrs. DOUGLASS was a resident of Fairfield for 38 years. Her late husband, Dr. Curtis R. DOUGLASS, was pastor of the First Presbyterain Church from 1944 to 1960.

Mrs. DOUGLASS was born June 21, 1892 in Donnellson, Ill., the daughter of Charles A. and Ida Mary OLIN TENISON. She was married to Curtis R. DOUGLASS Aug. 12, 1919. He preceded his wife in death June 17, 1970.

Surviving are the following children: Robert H. DOUGLASS, Shaker Heights, Ohio; Margaret E. DOUGLASS, Chicago; Patricia ANDERSON, Monticello; and Martha L. McCONNAHA, Trinidad, Colo.

Also surviving are five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One brother is deceased.

Mrs. DOUGLASS was a graduate of Milliken University and she also taught home economics at the Decatur, Ill., school. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Chapter H, PEO of Fairfield.

(Note: The photo below was a part of this article.)

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Note: Buried in Lot 4th.193 with husband Curtis.

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