Graveside services for Carol Woelflin Douglass, who passed away on September 10, 2024, in Memphis, TN, will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, September 18 at the Highland Memorial Gardens in Jackson TN with Dr. Barry Scott officiating. The family will receive friends at the George A. Smith & Sons Funerial Home North from 12:30pm -1:30pm. A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Collierville United Methodist Church Poplar Sanctuary on Saturday, October 19.
The widow of Dr. Roy A. Douglass Jr., Mrs. Douglass was born September 9, 1927, in Covington, KY, the daughter of Helen and Carl Woelflin. They predeceased her as did her youngest son John Stephen Douglass, sister Dorothy Fix, and good friend Lula Bell Swift.
Mrs. Douglass attended Vanderbilt University where she met her beloved husband to whom she was married for 70 years prior to his death in 2015. They were active, long-time members at Lambuth Memorial and Aldersgate United Methodist churches. She transferred her membership to Collierville United Methodist Church in 2023.
Her primary calling was loving and caring for her children. Additionally, Mrs. Douglass was a certified operating room technician for 15 years and assisted her husband in surgery. She accompanied Dr. Douglass to Germany where he served his country as a medical officer after World War II. During his medical career, they also served on month-long mission trips to Nicaragua, Swaziland, Navaho Indian Reservation, Nigeria and Gaza.
To her grandchildren she was the consummate grandmother. Nana and Papa never missed a church, school, or sports event involving Robert and Douglass. And many happy sleepovers were spent enjoying Nana’s fried okra, mac & cheese, and beef tenderloin or the occasional, special trip to Red Lobster. Granddaughters-in-law Monica and Camille appreciate the impact Nana and Papa’s lives had on their husbands and felt so welcomed by them into their family.
The family wishes to express heartfelt appreciation to the compassionate care teams at Alexandria Place in Jackson, Summit of Germantown, and Compassus Hospice Care who cared for Mrs. Douglass during last few years of her life.
Mrs. Douglass is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren: David Woelflin Douglass of Eastsound, WA; Suzanne Webb Douglass of Memphis, TN; Beth Douglass Vornbrock, husband Bob of Piperton, TN and their children Robert Jr., wife Monica of Bastrop TX and Douglass, wife Camille of Holly Springs MS; Dr. Clive Gie, wife Lindy of Upton, England and their children Noel Gie, wife Natalie of Denver CO, and their children Tegan and Imogen; Grant Gie, wife Nicki of London, England and their children Lola, Tabitha, Luna, and Coco; Paul Gie, wife Katie of London, England and their children Isla and Campbell.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be sent to the general fund at Collierville United Methodist Church, 454 W. Poplar Avenue, Collierville TN 38017.
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