Mr. Douglas S. York

Graveside services for Mr. Douglas S. York, 94, of Henderson, will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Roger Johnson officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home of Henderson. Douglas Stephen York, aged 94, was called home to be with the Lord on October 28, 2024. For all who met him, knew him to be a man of honor and integrity who loved and served his Savior Jesus Christ. To us, his family, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Proverbs 3: 5-7 says “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil.” Those verses describe the man we knew and love. He was born in the Pleasant Hill Community of Rusk County, TX. October 5th, 1930. He grew up in the same community, attending elementary, Jr High, and High school at Gaston in Joinerville, TX. He graduated from Gaston High School in 1949. After graduation, he served in the US Army. In February of 1951 Doug married Cloe Annette Johnson from New London, TX. In the early 1950’s after serving in the US Army, he worked in the oilfield, primarily as a rig operator for Donnell Pipe and Supply of Kilgore, TX. They lived for a brief time in Midland, TX. with him working on drilling rigs there. Soon they returned to East Texas, he said he missed the trees too much to stay in West Texas. In the late 1950’s they moved back to the Pleasant Hill Community and that is where they remained on their farm which was adjacent to the farm he was raised on. In the early 1960’s Doug left the oilfield to become a small business owner. He purchased an Enco full service gas station in Henderson, TX. He ran that station for a number of years and then sold it and bought a Gulf full service gas station also in Henderson. He owned and operated that station until his retirement. He had the mind of an engineer and the mechanical ability to fix anything. Doug was saved by the Lord Jesus Christ at a very early age and became a member of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, maintaining his membership there until his death. He served many years as a Sunday School teacher, the Song Director, a Member of the choir, and as a Deacon of the Church for over 50 years. He was an avid consumer of the news, local, national, and global. He loved to read the newspaper from front to back, everything. If he had one complaint in life it was that the newspapers were becoming all ads and very little journalism, and that they stopped printing a daily paper and he was only able to get it a few times a week later in life. He loved sports, especially football. He would watch any football game but loved watching college football and the Dallas Cowboys. He was a devoted Cowboys fan. He also was a great shot who loved bird hunting. He was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He planted very large gardens, growing enough to fill the pantry and multiple freezers with fresh vegetables. Giving away fresh vegetables to all who would take them, he wanted nothing to go to waste. Doug truly loved his family and was adored by them. He was an inspiration to everyone. He was preceded in death by his parents Jesse Loble York and Luna Louise York, his only sister Dale Mae York who was killed in the New London School Explosion of 1937 and two half-brothers Henry Grady York and Jesse Thomas York. He is survived by his wife of 73 years Cloe Johnson York, his 3 children Jan York Elder and her husband Dr. Jack Elder, Glenn Stephen York and his wife Patricia York, Gregory Dwayne York and his wife Tammy York; 7 grandchildren Kellie Elder Tyson, Ginger Elder Cannon, Kristin Elder, Angie York Dean, Daniel York, Jesse York, and Jordan York; 11 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Words of comfort may be shared at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. Douglas S. York

October 5, 1930 - October 28, 2024