Obituary for Irene Major "Red" Douglas
Irene Finney Major Douglas was born on December 26, 1944 to the late George Bell and Mary Finney. Her maternal grandparents, Arvil Byrd and Gracie Finney, raised her after the passing of her mother.
“Lil Irene” or “Red,” as she affectionately known by family and friends, was called home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2023 at Shore Health & Rehab Center in Parksley.
Red was educated in the Accomack County Public Schools. In 1964, she moved to Patterson, New Jersey and worked for Lighting Pac Company until she retired in 2009.
On September 14, 2009, she married her high school sweetheart, Roy Lee Douglas, Sr. They shared thirteen wonderful years of marriage until his passing on July 9, 2022.
In addition to her parents and grandparents, Irene was preceded in death by her son, Abbradeem West; sister, Mary Finney Bloxom; and brother, Henry Thomas Dennis.
Irene leaves to cherish her memories: four sons, Faheem Finney of Roanoke Rapids, NC, William West of Paterson, NJ, George West of Accomac, VA, and Charles Major of Paterson, NJ; two step-children, Roy Douglas, Jr. and Dana Douglas; sixteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; six sisters, Sara (Cornelius) Corbin, Phyllis Garvin, Hallie (Dalton) Christopher, Ineta McLaughlin, Doretha West, and Lovone Bell, all of VA; one brother-in-law, Richard (Brenda) Douglas; one sister-in-law, Sylvia Page; special niece, Mary Grace Kellam; special nephew, Darris (Mirella) White; devoted caregiver, Donald Veney; special friends, Missouri Bland of Accomac, VA, Edward Pettit of Baltimore, MD, Mary Alston, Gloria Lewis, and Patricia McMillian, all of Paterson, NJ; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Sorrowfully submitted,
The Family
“Lil Irene” or “Red,” as she affectionately known by family and friends, was called home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2023 at Shore Health & Rehab Center in Parksley.
Red was educated in the Accomack County Public Schools. In 1964, she moved to Patterson, New Jersey and worked for Lighting Pac Company until she retired in 2009.
On September 14, 2009, she married her high school sweetheart, Roy Lee Douglas, Sr. They shared thirteen wonderful years of marriage until his passing on July 9, 2022.
In addition to her parents and grandparents, Irene was preceded in death by her son, Abbradeem West; sister, Mary Finney Bloxom; and brother, Henry Thomas Dennis.
Irene leaves to cherish her memories: four sons, Faheem Finney of Roanoke Rapids, NC, William West of Paterson, NJ, George West of Accomac, VA, and Charles Major of Paterson, NJ; two step-children, Roy Douglas, Jr. and Dana Douglas; sixteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; six sisters, Sara (Cornelius) Corbin, Phyllis Garvin, Hallie (Dalton) Christopher, Ineta McLaughlin, Doretha West, and Lovone Bell, all of VA; one brother-in-law, Richard (Brenda) Douglas; one sister-in-law, Sylvia Page; special niece, Mary Grace Kellam; special nephew, Darris (Mirella) White; devoted caregiver, Donald Veney; special friends, Missouri Bland of Accomac, VA, Edward Pettit of Baltimore, MD, Mary Alston, Gloria Lewis, and Patricia McMillian, all of Paterson, NJ; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Sorrowfully submitted,
The Family