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1956
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2024
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Sue Douglas Obituary
Sue Ann Douglas, 67, of Vienna, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home.
Sue Ann was born on Dec. 12, 1956, in Redbud.
She worked at Cousin Fred's in Sparta and was a grill cook at Brandy's in Sparta. Sue Ann also did a lot of house cleaning and since moving to Southern Illinois cleaned the Lighthouse at Eagle House Ministries. She adored her one and only grandson, Nolan Barks. Sue enjoyed going to car shows and loved working in her garden and growing flowers. She also loved the lake life and was an avid Kansas City Chiefs football fan. She had attended Eagle House Fellowship and Worship since moving to Vienna, Illinois.
She is survived by one daughter, Elizabeth Barks and Kevin Marlow of Coulterville; one grandson, Nolan Barks; three brothers, Alan Milligan (Jo Ellen) of Buncombe, John Thomas Milligan (Judy) of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, Billy Joe McManus (Minnie) of Edgewood, Texas; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Sue was preceded in death by her true love, Joe Paulson; and parents, Herbert Thomas and Dorothy Mae Thompson Milligan.
Memorial services honoring the life of Mrs. Sue Ann Douglas will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Eagle House Ministries in Buncombe. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:30 p.m. until the service hour. Alan Milligan will be officiating. Elizabeth Barks will follow up with arrangements for a Celebration of Life in Sparta, Illinois.
To leave an online message for the family or to share a memory, you can also visit our website at www.wilsonfuneralhome1928.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.
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Steve Joiner
March 11, 2024
I have many great memories from growing up in the neighborhood and later in life as young adults. Rest well Sue Ann.
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