Memorial

Marilyn Meta Douglas, 76, passed away on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 at her home in Cocoa, Florida.

Marilyn was born in October of 1940 in Three Rivers, MI to parents Richard and Meta (Gifford) Blood.  She moved to the Cedar Rapids area at a young age, where she lived most of her life.  It was while she lived in Marion that she met Richard “Doug” Douglas, and they were married shortly after.  A devout Christian, she was very active in the Open Bible Church, running it’s nursery for a time as well as serving as a greeter with her husband.  Toward the end of her life, she attended Cocoa First Assembly church, where she was quickly loved by its congregation. In her professional life, she primarily worked at Rockwell Collins, which she retired from.  

She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her brother Robert.

She is survived by her children Kathy (Gary) Bilyeu, Meta (Tim) Allen, Jim (Becky) Metcalf, her grandchildren Jeremy and Coady Barnes, Meta and Carol Allen, and Bryn Metcalf, her 10 great grandchildren, and her great great grandchild, her brother Richard, her sisters Sally and Debbie, and her step sister Linda.  

Services will be at Open Bible Church Cedar Rapids on Monday, February 20th at 1 pm.  There will be a visitation at the church preceding the services starting at 11:30.  Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park following services.