Obituary of Nina Douglas

Nina Douglas was born to the late Milo and Mary Stark. She entered this world on March 28, 1947, and left this world on Saturday March 9th, 2024. Nina attended Lincoln Elementary School in Harrison, NJ. She then went on to Stockton School and then Columbia and attended East Orange High in East Orange, New Jersey. She was a clerk at the Welfare Department and Social Services in Newark, New Jersey. In 1965 Nina found the love of her life and married the late Mr. Claude Douglas. Out of that union were Claude Douglas III and James Milo Douglas. She also had a son who preceded her in death Edward Taylis Douglas. In 1968, Nina gave herself to the Lord at Emmanuel Church of Christ in Newark, NJ. She later joined Grace Apostolic Church of Christ in East Orange, NJ where Bishop Ronny Amos Jr. was the acting Bishop. Nina sung in the Adult Choir, then later in life taught Bible Study at Arista Care and at Meadowview Nursing Home. She always took great interest in leading others to Christ and really loved the Lord. In her early years, Nina loved fishing, playing cards, and was known as Queen of Spades and she also loved her cats and dogs. She took great interest in cooking, some of her staple dishes were fried chicken, hog mogs and chitterlings, potato salad and liver and onions. She attained these skills through watching her mother. Oh, and let’s not forget the soaps operas she enjoyed and gathering her grand kids to watch them with her, she was a joy to be around. Nina leaves to mourn her children Claude Douglas III and wife Malissa Douglas, James Douglas and Lenora Thomas, lifelong partner. Nina has nine grandchildren, Mary Tate, Lamar Thomas, David Douglas, Daniel Douglas and Wife Stephanie, and Demetrious Douglas, Mya Atwell and Jay Atwell, Mathew Walker, and Deon Greene. She also leaves seven great grandchildren. Nina leaves two sisters, Edna Williams, (George) brother-n-Law and Martha Caesar. Also including those that are Pre-Deceased in family brother Milo Stark, James Stark Jr., Hazel Bryant, Dorothy Britt, Margaretta Daley, Althonia DeCosta and Theresa Lowery. She leaves a host of nieces and nephews and a Cousin Catherine Gilespie (Perry). She leaves a childhood friend Marylin Swaigin and other friends. Yes, we will miss her, but we thank God for the memories