A gathering for family and friends of Melinda Douglas will be held Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Craddock Funeral Home. A private Memorial Service is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022, with Roy Vinson and Lawrence Anderson officiating.
Melinda was born September 14, 1963 in Lawton, OK to Teddy and JoAnn (Green) Pierce. She passed away Saturday, October 28th, 2022 in Ardmore, OK after a six-year battle with cancer.
Melinda married Willie Ed Douglas in Gainesville, TX on December 5, 1986 and enjoyed 35 years of marriage. She worked for many years at Marietta Public Schools as a substitute and special education teaching assistant.
Melinda enjoyed planting new flowers in the spring, attending OU football games in the fall, and baking chocolate chip cookies and brownies for her boys.
She is preceded in death by her father, Teddy Pierce.
She is survived by her mother, JoAnn Pierce of Duncan, OK; husband, Willie Ed Douglas of Marietta; sons, Willie Lee Douglas of Dallas, TX and Tanner Pierce Douglas of Los Angeles, CA; brother, Joe Pierce and his wife JoAnn of Duncan, OK; sister, Brenda Trotter of Cache, OK; sisters-in-law, Marvia Nett Douglas of Marietta, OK and Sheila McCray and her husband Ricardo McCray of Garland, TX. Brotherinlaw, Melvin Douglas of Marietta, OK. nieces and nephews; Nikki and Jeff Wolfe of Dallas, TX. Kelsey and Lauren Pierce and their son Teddy of Tulsa, OK. John Henry Trotter of Lawton, OK. Jody Lee Trotter of Cache, OK. Lahne Douglas of Tulsa, OK. Trinity, Shekinah, and Britain McCray of Garland, TX. And close friends, Raulita Wade of Moore, OK and Barbara Craddock of Ardmore, OK.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you consider making a contribution to the University of Oklahoma Alumni and Friends of Love County in her memory. One of Melinda’s greatest joys in life was sending her sons to OU. She would be happy to know other Marietta and Love County students would be given the same opportunity.
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