Staton Douthit

Staton Douthit

1937-2016

Services for Staton Douthit, 79, were held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Hilliard Funeral Home with Kyle Douthit officiating. A graveside service followed at Haven of Memories Cemetery in Canton.

Carl Staton Douthit was born July 3, 1937, the second of 10 children, in Canton to the late C D Douthit and Senora Cox Douthit. He passed away Oct. 18, 2016, in Canton.

He had been a resident of Van since 1997, formerly living in Dallas. He grew up in Canton and attended Canton High School. He attended Navarro Junior College, where he played football, and also attended Tyler Junior College and East Texas State University.

He married Linda Culver Douthit of Van on Aug. 8, 1959. He owned Associated Truss Company in Sunnyvale and was a lifetime member and past president of the Wood Truss Council of America, and also was a member of their Hall of Fame.  He was also a life-time member and Diamond Club member of WTCA Top Chord Club. He was a past president of Component Manufacturer's Division of Truss Plate Institute, president of Associated Truss Company for 28 years, and board of directors of Truss Manufacturers of Texas. He was also on the Mesquite Airport Board for 10 years, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce, White Rock YMCA board of directors, and Dallas Christian Academy School Board for seven years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Texas, and a 32nd Degree Mason (Scottish Rite Temple, Dallas), as well as a Shriner (Hella Temple, Dallas). He also served as an elder at Highland Oaks Church of Christ for 19 years and as the Republican Prec. Chairman Dallas for 10 years.

He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing, snow-skiing and golf.  Since his retirement, he and Linda have been living at Greenmeadow Farm and enjoying spending time with family and raising cattle.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Linda Douthit of Van; two children, Cindy Rogers and husband, Gary of Houston, and Kyle Douthit and wife, Julie of Abilene; five grandchildren who called him "Pops"; Carli Cotterell and husband, Sean of Friendswood, Robert Rogers, US Navy, Derek Rogers and wife, Megan of Houston, Brittney Douthit of Abilene and Emily Douthit of Abilene; one great-grandson, Casen Cotterell "The Boy" of Friendswood; lifelong friend, Gerald Reed of Canton; four brothers; five sisters; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Pallbearers were Gerald Reed, Charles Day, Robert Rogers, Derek Rogers, Danny Culver, Gary Rogers, Jason Culver, Steve Bryan, Sean Cotterell, Dale Duncan, Wayne Neu and Greg Duncan.