Jeanene Charles Douthit's Obituary
Jeanene C. Douthit, 87, of Longview, TX, passed away in the early morning hours of September 8, 2025, at Summer Meadows Nursing Facility, due to complications following major neck surgery. Funeral services for Mrs. Douthit will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Rev. Kip Salser will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Mineola, TX. The family will receive friends for viewing at the funeral home from 5-7 PM on Friday evening, September 12.
Jeanene was born in Gladewater, TX on September 8, 1938 to Rodney Andrew Charles and Bertha Ella Gay. She attended Texas Christian University, where she rushed and was inducted into Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. After two years at TCU, she moved to Midland, TX, where she worked until she met her true love, Doug Douthit. They were married in 1962, and they welcomed their daughter, Julie, five years later. Doug's profession with Texaco took them to New Orleans, LA, and 19 years after that to Tulsa, OK. Upon retirement, they settled in Longview, TX. In Longview, Jeanene served 32 years with the Good Shepherd Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary, and it meant so much to her that she wanted to be buried in her volunteer uniform.
Jeanene made friends wherever she went. She had a fondness for helping those in need. She also had a great love for animals and fed and watered many feral cats on her back porch. The many cats and dogs who called her house a home enjoyed Taj Mahal for pets. Other interests included a love for history, World War II, and all things mechanical. She played the piano and trombone in school, loved to tell jokes, and had tons of stories to share.
Survivors include her daughter, Julie McReynolds & her husband Weldon of Longview; cousins Amy Anderson & husband Philip, and Allan Miller & wife Mickie of Bettie, TX; their children, Kristi Cruthirds, Brad Knight, Kelli Hood, Michael Miller, & Kevin Miller; & their children Pierson, Reid, & Emerson Cruthirds; Jillian & Jackson Knight; Madilynn, Maycee & Maebry Hood; Caroline & Colynn Miller; and Cole & Laikyn Miller.
A special thank you to Visiting Angels, and especially to Laura Bledsoe, for helping to make the last days of Jeanene’s life more bearable.
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