Individual Details
Frank Eugene Douglass
(29 Jun 1925 - 28 Feb 2020)
Kerrville Daily Times (TX) - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Frank Eugene Douglass, 94, of Kerrville, Texas, and formerly of Euless, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2020, with his family at his side.
Viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Kerrville First United Methodist Church, with a reception to follow. Committal services will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Frank was a loving father and husband and served his country and community in many ways. A proud native Texan, Frank was born in Houston, Texas, on June 29, 1925, to Young Eugene Douglass and Ethel Haag Douglass. The family moved to Dallas during the depression years, and then on to San Antonio, where Frank attended lower school into high school. In 1940, they moved Jacksboro, Texas, where Frank graduated from Jacksboro High in May of 1942. After graduation, he tried to enlist to serve in World War II but was denied due to his age. Upon turning the ripe old age of 17, in July 1942, he and three of his classmates enlisted in the Navy. In late December, the four left Texas by train for boot camp in San Diego, California, and went their separate ways from there.
Frank initially landed in Oklahoma for gunnery training under the instruction of actor Lt. Robert Stack. Frank trained in 12 different U.S. cities for 11 months due to the fact that they didn't have enough ships at the time on which to place the sailors. He and his crew eventually flew to the Admiralty Islands to join the newly commissioned aircraft carrier the USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) in the South Pacific. Frank served as a turret gunner on a torpedo bomber at the time the ship was severely damaged by a kamikaze pilot, nearly sinking the ship. He was honorably discharged after the war in December 1945.
Soon after graduating from Texas Tech with a BBA degree in 1951, Frank married Dale Lankford of Chillicothe, Texas, and became a sales representative for Proctor and Gamble. Frank went on to work for Affiliated Food Stores in Dallas and was the first President of Affiliated Federal Credit Union in 1959. Frank and Dale moved to Euless, Texas, where they raised two sons, Stephen and Cary. Frank served the City of Euless on the Planning & Zoning Committee and was a City Councilman for 13 years. He was also a long-time member and Past President in the Euless Lions Club. But Frank and Dale are best known for owning and operating Euless Florist for 37 years.
They retired to Kerrville in 1996 and set out in their RV, traveling to all 48 lower states and Alaska. He loved to hunt, snow ski and talk for hours on the ham radio. He was active in the Airmen Club of Kerrville, Sons of the American Republic and also the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club. Frank was an active member of First United Methodist Churches in Euless and Kerrville and served as an usher at countless services.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Cary and Amanda Douglass of Austin; grandchildren, Will and Nick Douglass; sister, Jeanne; brother, H.A. Buddy Douglass; and nieces, Linda, Beverly, Elisa and Amanda.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 55 years, Dale; their son, Stephen; and Frank's older brother, Young Douglass.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
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Frank Eugene Douglass, 94, of Kerrville, Texas, and formerly of Euless, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2020, with his family at his side.
Viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Kerrville First United Methodist Church, with a reception to follow. Committal services will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Frank was a loving father and husband and served his country and community in many ways. A proud native Texan, Frank was born in Houston, Texas, on June 29, 1925, to Young Eugene Douglass and Ethel Haag Douglass. The family moved to Dallas during the depression years, and then on to San Antonio, where Frank attended lower school into high school. In 1940, they moved Jacksboro, Texas, where Frank graduated from Jacksboro High in May of 1942. After graduation, he tried to enlist to serve in World War II but was denied due to his age. Upon turning the ripe old age of 17, in July 1942, he and three of his classmates enlisted in the Navy. In late December, the four left Texas by train for boot camp in San Diego, California, and went their separate ways from there.
Frank initially landed in Oklahoma for gunnery training under the instruction of actor Lt. Robert Stack. Frank trained in 12 different U.S. cities for 11 months due to the fact that they didn't have enough ships at the time on which to place the sailors. He and his crew eventually flew to the Admiralty Islands to join the newly commissioned aircraft carrier the USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) in the South Pacific. Frank served as a turret gunner on a torpedo bomber at the time the ship was severely damaged by a kamikaze pilot, nearly sinking the ship. He was honorably discharged after the war in December 1945.
Soon after graduating from Texas Tech with a BBA degree in 1951, Frank married Dale Lankford of Chillicothe, Texas, and became a sales representative for Proctor and Gamble. Frank went on to work for Affiliated Food Stores in Dallas and was the first President of Affiliated Federal Credit Union in 1959. Frank and Dale moved to Euless, Texas, where they raised two sons, Stephen and Cary. Frank served the City of Euless on the Planning & Zoning Committee and was a City Councilman for 13 years. He was also a long-time member and Past President in the Euless Lions Club. But Frank and Dale are best known for owning and operating Euless Florist for 37 years.
They retired to Kerrville in 1996 and set out in their RV, traveling to all 48 lower states and Alaska. He loved to hunt, snow ski and talk for hours on the ham radio. He was active in the Airmen Club of Kerrville, Sons of the American Republic and also the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club. Frank was an active member of First United Methodist Churches in Euless and Kerrville and served as an usher at countless services.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Cary and Amanda Douglass of Austin; grandchildren, Will and Nick Douglass; sister, Jeanne; brother, H.A. Buddy Douglass; and nieces, Linda, Beverly, Elisa and Amanda.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 55 years, Dale; their son, Stephen; and Frank's older brother, Young Douglass.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
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Events
| Birth | 29 Jun 1925 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | |||
| Marriage | 23 Feb 1951 | Lubbock County, Texas - Virginia Dale Lankford | |||
| Death | 28 Feb 2020 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | |||
| Burial | 5 Mar 2020 | Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Virginia Dale Lankford (1931 - 2006) |
| Child | Stephen Frank Douglass (1955 - 1978) |
| Child | Living |
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