Obituary

Lena M. Douglas
(February 20, 1925 - April 27, 2013)

Lena M. Douglas, 88, of Barboursville, loving grandmother, sister and wife passed away unexpectedly on April 27, 2013 from complications due to her ongoing battle with Diabetes. She was born February 20, 1925 to John and Cora Lee Byrom. Lena retired from South Public Service District, was a former employee of Sears Roebuck in Charleston and Gessels Garage in St. Albans. She loved working and her coworkers. Lena had an outgoing adventurous spirit and made friends with everyone she met. She was a beautiful, faithful, independent and inspirational woman. Lena was always eager to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. She was loved by many and will be missed every day. Lenas favorite titles were wife, mother and mamaw. She loved being with family and friends on birthdays and holidays. She loved decorating for these events and always knew how to make the moments special. She passed that love down to her children and grandchildren. Lena was preceded in death by her loving husband Zales Kenneth Douglas, her beloved son James Wesley Douglas, her parents, five sisters and five brothers. Lena is survived by one sister, Georgia Ingwerson (Monroe) of Ona; two children, Kenneth Roger Doug Douglas (Diana) of Charlotte, NC; Linda Hunter (Colin) of Hurricane; six grandchildren, Shannon Fearing (Darren) of Hurricane, Sarah Berrard (Steve) of Charlotte, NC, Zachary Douglas of Texas, Pamela Norris (Jason) of Charlotte, NC, Emily Douglas of Texas and Lindsay Hunter Bays of Hurricane. She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren and looked forward to their visits, hugs and kisses, Bailey, Aly and Kyndall Fearing; Isaac Hunter and Luke Bays; Blake and Brooklyn Berrard; and Caiden and Keaton Norris; and a number of special nieces and nephews. They are comforted by the fact that she is now with her Lord and Savior and many family members and friends that have passed on before her. The family would like to thank Sandy Collins, her caregiver and friend, for taking such good care of her. Also Lena's close friends at Victory Place, Barboursville, where she resided, whom she loved and appreciated. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to The Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind, 38 Washington Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, by Pastor Paul Meadows. Burial will follow in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.