Margaree M. Douglas

November 17, 1938 - February 28, 2019

Margaree Malane Douglas …..was born, November 17, 1938, in Waycross Georgia, a daughter to the late Horace Johnson and Virginia Johnson-Johnson. Margaree was a 1961 graduate of Bethune Cookman College and upon moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky, Margaree earned her Masters Degree from Western Kentucky University. Margaree was a devoted Educator who taught at High Street High School in 1963 and retired from the Bowling Green City School System in 1997 after 34 years. Margaree was honored by receiving the Bowling Green Human Rights Commission (Women of Achievement Award 2012, Lifetime Achievement Award). Margaree was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ. On August 12, 1961, Margaree pledged her love for and married John Douglas in Waycross, Georgia. To this union they were blessed with two sons, Alan and Jason and two grandchildren, Autumn and Isaiah. Along with her parents Margaree was preceded in death by her sister, Celestine Johnson Williams. On, February 28, 2019, as the morning dew still glistened the ground, Margaree’s pathway to her eternal home was received while in the comfort of her home with her husband by her side. Margaree leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 57 years, John H. Douglas, Bowling Green, Kentucky; her sons, John Alan (Vernetta) Douglas, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Jason (Lanette) Douglas Louisville, Kentucky; grandchildren, Autumn and Isaiah Douglas; a host of many other relatives and friends. Sincerely, -Your friends at Burnam & Son