Mary Sue Douglass

Mary Sue (MS) Douglass, 73 of Ocala, FL, passed away on February 26th, 2024. Mary Sue was born in Orlando Florida to Dr. Frank Lawton Douglass and Virginia Reid Douglass on January 31st, 1951. She went to Umatilla High School in Umatilla Florida and graduated in 1969. She went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University. She worked as an English/Language Arts teacher in Marion County for over thirty years and finally retired after touching the lives of over a thousand young students. She enjoyed the beach, reading, music, art, growing plants, shopping, and her latest hobby, thrifting. If you knew Mary Sue, you know that everything is better in Italy or from Italy and that anytime the Florida State Seminoles were playing whether it be football, basketball, baseball, etc…she was wearing her FSU gear and cheering on her beloved Noles. Mary Sue had a spark about her, that you couldn't deny. She turned heads when she walked into a room with her striking looks and unique sense of style and fashion. She never met a stranger, was full of life, always up for a good time, and forever ready for the next adventure. She had a way of making everyone she me feel special and everything she touched beautiful. Her smile and laugh could light up a room. She is quite simply - unforgettable. She is survived by her daughter Victoria L. Barkley and son-in-law Richard J. Barkley of Ocala; grandchildren Jarrod T. Barkley and Lauryn O. Barkley of Ocala; great-granddaughter Haydin Barkley of Ocala; life partner Richie Feldman of Orlando, FL; sister Virginia Hope Simons and brother-in-law Robert L. Simons of Summerville, SC; nephew David Simons, and nieces Leslie Salkheld, Maggie Jean Hilderbrand, Danita Jackson, and Amanda Grover. She is proceeded in death by her father, Dr. Frank Lawton Douglass, mother Virginia Douglass Lasswell, brother Frank Lawton Douglass, Jr, and grandson Carter Brayden Barkley. Funeral Services will be held at Roberts Funeral Home, West Chapel on March 9th, 2024. Family gathering starts at 1:30 Friends and Family gathering starts at 2:00 Service starts at 3:00 Reception to follow at Barkley Residence 8687 SW 34th Place Ocala, FL 34481 Memorial Donations may be made to the Sea Turtle Conservancy at conserveturtles.org.

Mary Sue Douglass

January 31, 1951 - February 26, 2024