Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello


Dwight B. Douglass

( April 3, 1935 - August 28, 2010 )

Residence: Bringhurst, Indiana
Died: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Location: 6:10 a.m, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana
 
 
Age: 75
Date of Birth: Wednesday, April 03, 1935
Birth place:

Branch: Air Force

 
Father: Gerald D. Douglass
 
Mother: Pauline R. (Connell) Douglass
 
Marital Status: Divorced
Resided in: White and Carroll Counties most all of his life.
Funeral Date: Thursday, September 02, 2010
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Indiana
Clergy: Celebrant - Officiant: Patricia Fisher of Logansport, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Maple Lawn Cemetery in Flora, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Dwight had lived in White and Carroll Counties most all of his life. He was a 1953 graduate of the Monticello High School in Monticello, Indiana. Dwight went into the Indiana National Guard out of high school until 1957. He then attended Purdue University for 2 years majoring in Agriculture. Dwight then served 4 years in the United States Air Force. He was an Indiana State Trooper in the Lake County, Indiana area for 5 years. He farmed and worked with his father Jack at the former Douglass Fertilizer Service in Monticello, Indiana. Dwight also farmed with his brother-in-law, Bill Tinsman, for several years. Dwight was a retired supervisor for north-central Indiana for Pioneer Hi-Breed Seed Corn International, working from 1977 to 1994. He had been an avid reader his whole life, loved Native American history, leather crafting, and had a great love for the water and fishing.
Special Services: Graveside services with full military rites by the Carroll County, Indiana, Honor Guard, will be held at the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Flora, Indiana on Thursday, September 2, 2010.
Memorial Information: May be given to the Fresenius Medical Center / Dialysis Center of Kokomo, Indiana. Envelpes will be available at the funeral home and at te cemetery.
Marriage Information:
Survivors include:
Daughters, Melinda D. (husband Ryan) Allbaugh of Bringhurst, Indiana,Melissa L. Douglass of Burlington, Indiana, and Michelle E. (husband James) Emens of Elkmont, Alabama;Ten (10) Grandchildren;Sisters,Connie J. Richardson of Monticello, Indiana,Roma R. (husband Paul) Cripe of Lafayette, Indiana, and Donna J. Douglass of Tampa, Florida;Former Wife,Dona L. (husband Bob) Gulbro of Athens, Alabama.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Gerald D. "Jack" and Pauline R. Douglass;Brother,John L. Douglass
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home