RICHARD ALLEN DOUGLAS Sr.

Holly Springs - Richard Allen Douglas, Sr., of Holly Springs, Mississippi, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, died on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee. Born March 7, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from East High School and Memphis State University, and served as a navigator in the United States Air Force under the rank of Captain. He retired from Proctor and Gamble in 1993 after 34 years of service. A lifelong Episcopalian, he was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Holly Springs and Saint Andrews Episcopal Church in Collierville, Tennessee. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, and duck hunting. Service to others, his church, and his community was of paramount importance. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Elizabeth Douglas Moore and Russell Warren Douglas, Sr.; his brother, Russell Warren Douglas, Jr.; and his sons Richard Allen Douglas, Jr., and Randall William Douglas. He is survived by his wife Leigh Laughorn Douglas; his brother, William Chandler Douglas (Nancy); his son Russell Millard Douglas, daughter Christy Douglas Owens (Keith), son Charles Richard Douglas (Stefanie); his grandchildren Bailey Owens Poindexter (William), Anna Owens Thompson (Ross), Henry Keith Owens, Jr., Richard Anthony Douglas, Caitlin Shawn Douglas, Carly Douglas Crowe (Justin), William Randall Douglas, Chandler Adams Douglas, and Caroline Grace Douglas; and his great-grandchildren, Lillian Catherine Thompson and Westin Crowe. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House and Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief in Collierville, Tennessee. A visitation with family will be Tuesday, July 7 from 5-8 p.m. at Montrose in Holly Springs, MS. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8 in Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs. Holly Springs Funeral Home (662)252-1161