Published on: Jul 01, 2009

Raye Simms Douglass, 83, of Plano passed away Monday, June 29, 2009 at the home of her daughter in Austin.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ruby Moltrie officiating. Interment will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.

Raye was born on April 15, 1926 in Brownfield to Judge Raymond and Idahlia Simms. She graduated from Brownfield High School in 1943. She then attended Texas Tech University where she studied Home Economics.

She married Young E. Douglass on February 7, 1945 in Marysville, Kansas. The family moved to Dallas in 1952, where she raised her family. She was a member of Lover's Lane Methodist Church where she was very active in the choir and Noah's Ark Sunday School class. She was also very active in her children's lives, leading Camp Fire groups and participating in the PTA. She became well known in her North Dallas community due to her participation as an election officer in charge of setting up and monitoring local polling locations.

Raye worked outside the home on and off throughout her life. She was known for her love of beauty and holiday celebrations. She had a keen sense of design which she used in every aspect of her life; from home decorating, landscaping, and floral arranging to beautiful food presentations.

Her memorial service will be filled with music which was another passion of hers. She began playing piano and singing as a young girl, with her first church solo at the age of 5 at the Brownfield Methodist Church.

Raye is survived by her two daughters, Beverly A. Douglass of Austin and Lynda R. Douglass of Atlanta and her granddaughter, Addie M. Douglass of Atlanta.


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