Cora Juanita Dougan

Cora Juanita Dougan, 84 of Amarillo died Wednesday March 23, 2005 at Amarillo Services will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Rector Funeral Home Coulter Chapel with Jay Roberson, pastor of Tascosa Road Fellowship officiating. Interment will be at Wayside Cemetery in Wayside. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home Coulter Chapel 8310 S. Coulter. Our beloved Mother, Cora Juanita Dougan made her peaceful transition on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at the age of 84. Juanita was born March 9, 1921, in Comanche County, Texas, to Cora Ellen Castlebery and Thomas Jefferson Dunlap. Juanita spent most of her adult life in Amarillo, and her last residence was 1916 Gregory, Amarillo. She is survived by two of her nine siblings, Willie Lee (Dunnie) Thomas of Amarillo, Texas, and Virginia Noe of Seattle, Washington. She is also survived by three children, Carol Dougan Briney of Albuquerque, New Mexico, John Carl Dougan, Jr. of El Paso, Texas, and Michael Stanton Dougan of Amarillo, Texas. She has seven grandchildren, and seven grandchildren. Juanita was a professional telephone operator. She held the prestigious position of top security civilian PBX switchboard operator for the miliatary during World War II. Juanita was a proud descendent of Peta Nocona (Puhtocnocony, He who wanders and comes back) a great Comanche Indian chief, and father of Quanah Parker, the last great Comanche Indian chief. Juanita spent a great deal of time researching the genealogy of her Comanche heritage. Peta Nocona's first wife was White Huron, and their first child was Millatirwa (Summer Moon) which was changed to Millie Milton when she was sold into slavery. She married John Jerden Goforth and they were the parents of Juanita's grandmother. The great Quanah Parker was the child of Peta Nocona's sixth wife, Cynthia Ann Parker. So Juanita loved to tell everyone that she was a distance half cousin to Quanah. Following the services, Juanita will be laid to rest along side the love of her life, John Carl Dougan, Sr, and her mother, Cora Ellen. Survivors include: 1 daughter; Carol Dougan Briney of Albuquerque, NM, 2 sons; John Carl Dougan, Jr. of El Paso and Michael Dougan of Amarillo, 2 sisters; Willie Lee Thomas of Amarillo and Virginia Noe of Seattle, WA, 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to Vista Care Hospice of Amarillo because their hospice staff took such compassionate and loving care of their mother.