Mr. James Alvin Douglass Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

James Alvin Douglass was born to the late Mr. Solomon Elmore Douglass and Mrs. Dora Moody Douglass in Jackson, TN on July 28, 1929. On Monday evening January 4, 2021, Deaths Angels came and called him from his earthly home to his Heavenly home at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. He accepted Christ at an early age at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church where he was the adopted son of then Pastor Rev. S.M. Jackson. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Dorothy L. Ellis on February 3, 1956, to which he devoted 64 years of Holy Matrimony. To this union they had five children with two who died as infants. He attended school in Jackson, Tennessee and was a lifelong employee of Royal Crown Cola Bottling Company where he served as a Production manager for 41 and a half years. James was ordained as a Deacon at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in 1951 under Pastor Rev. Taylor. While at Macedonia during his lifetime here are some of the many things and accomplishments he did during his lifetime: Member of Daniel Glass Singers, Member of Daniel Glass Jubilee Singers, Member of Senior Choir, Member of Male Chorus, Sunday School Teacher, Treasurer of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Credit Union, Boy Scout Leader, Chairman of the Culinary Kitchen at the Church, Chairman of the Macedonia’s Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Association, and the President of the Obion River District Association for the Layman’s Department. Deacon Douglass loved his church and all you had to do was ask, and he was there. His Social and Civic activities also included helping where he could with his family. He was President of the Elmwood Cemetery Committee for owner Earl Shaw Sr., President of the Merry High School Booster Club where he was responsible for Jackson’s own Ed “Too Tall Jones” attending Tennessee State University and becoming a First Round Draft Choice of the Dallas Cowboys, Co-Director of College Park with David Manuel where they ran summer league baseball for youth ages 13-17 and Black Baseball Area League for Adults, and numerous other activities which you can find him at supporting his family. He was a longtime fixture at the Jackson’s Farmers Market where he and Bobby Bland ran a vegetable stand until his health failed. People would come from near and far to get some of his Cha Cha. James was preceded in death by children Darlene Ruth Spires, Lisa Larue and Mark Anthony Douglass, Granddaughter Brandy Diane Douglass, Son-in-law Leslie Spires, six brothers: Solomon Jr., Corneilus, Marion, Benjamin, Fredrick, and John. Three sisters: Emma Yancy, Mary, and Frances. He leaves to cherish his memory a loving and devoted wife of 64 years Dorothy L. (Ellis). Three children: Alvino W. (Linda), Edith Renee, and James Barry (Donna). Two sisters: Frankie Nell Croom and Norma Jean Williams, one devoted sister-in-law Guy Eula Douglass, and one adopted brother, Jerry Springfield all of Jackson, Tennessee. Grandchildren Kimberly and Kanaan (Victoria) Spires of Illinois. Jason (Takisha) of Jackson, Tennessee. Brandon Eugene of Atlanta, Georgia. Jefferey (Saundra) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Great-grandchildren: Jade Renee Ross, Asia Diane Sanders, Tannyya and Paris Champion of Jackson, Tennessee, and Leslie Jelani Spires of Illinois. He had a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.

Mr. James Alvin Douglass

July 28, 1929 - January 4, 2021