Happy Birthday - Veda Douglass

A whole year has gone by since Veda's 80th birthday! We want to wish her another Happy Birthday on August 11!"

Montana Heat !!

Hi,
As you can see from the pictures, it is unseasonably hot here in Montana.
Actually, I am here working on some of the fires and thought some of the folks back home might like to see these.
--Roger Douglass

Veda's Party

The 80th birthday celebration for Veda Douglass was a big success. All of her children were here for the occasion. Those attending by families were: Lorenzo (Doug) Douglass came from Leoti, KS and his daughter, Amanda Douglass, from Denver, CO.; Lloyd and Donna Douglass from Columbia, California and Tess Douglass of Fort Collins, CO; Norma Nelsen of Lincoln with Bethany, Sara, Deazo, Cruise of Lincoln; Roger and Deb Douglass of Columbia, CA, their son, Josh and wife Jenny and their two sons, and daughter Jessi Douglass of Littleton, CO. Veda's brothers Alden Forbes of Branson; MO, Vernon Forbes from Eufaula, OK; Bob Forbes of Elkhart, KS and Ernest and Gale Forbes of Guyman, OK were here for the occasion. Nieces and Nephews were: Dave Bashford - Richfield and David Terry Knowles and family from Colby, KS. Many friends from the community stopped by the Golden Inn to visit with the family and each other also to enjoy the refreshments.

Come Help Veda Douglass Celebrate Her 80th Birthday

Veda (Forbes) Douglass was born Aug 11 1927 to Alma Emily (Ross) and Fred Leroy Forbes

She grew up in Elkhart, Kansas and was married to Lloyd Douglass on July 15, 1953.

Lloyd and Veda lived on the Douglass homestead located about about 10 miles southwest of Haigler. Their first son, Lorenzo, was born there. Then in 1956, they moved to town and lived in the Vanderford house, which they rented from Floyd Trembly. They later moved to the Wonder house where their second son, Lloyd, was born. In 1958, they bought the Crouse house from Orville White and Norma and Roger were born there.

In 1963 they bought the old Wiley shop and started the Douglass 6 Service and Repair business where Veda worked as the secretary.

In 1972, Veda acquired her GED in Sterling, Colorado

Her husband, Lloyd, died on July 22, 1975 and is buried in the Haigler cemetery. Veda had two kids to finish raising and worked hard to take care of them and in 1981 graduated from college in Goodland, Kansas with a secretarial degree and worked as a secretary in Imperial, Nebraska for a few years before moving back to Haigler and worked as a caretaker for the elderly.

Veda retired in 2002 at the age of 75 years old and has spent her time visiting her kids.

Happy Birthday, Veda
The story of all the happenings in your life was very interesting. I did not know you had moved to that many different homes in Haigler.
We hope to see you at the Douglass reunion.
--Esther Poe

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VEDA,

DALLAS ADAMS

Happy Birthday, Veda. I hope you have a wonderful celebration and a happy birthday on the 11th.

-- Sherri Gregory

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Happy Birthday Veda!!! We are making plans to come see you and yours on Saturday.

LaVoine and Glenda

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Leon (Johnny) Douglass

Long time residents who knew Leon (Johnny) Douglass, son of Guy and Edith (McFarland)
Douglass, were sorry to hear of his death on Feb. 16, 2006 in Golden Ours Convalescent Home at Grant, Neb. He was 76. The funeral was held Feb. 25 in Draucker Funeral Home at Ogallala. Internment, with military honors by the Nebraska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team was in the Ash Hollow Cemetery.

Leon, better known by his school friends as Johnny, graduated from Haigler High School with the class of 1947. After attending McCook CommunityCollege, he taught a country school southeast of Haigler. He then served in the army during the Korean Conflict. Some time after his marriage to Rita Noetzelmann at Lewellen, Neb., in 1951, he attended the University of Nebraska. In 1969 the family moved
to Ogallala.