Mrs. Cora Mae Douglas

May 27, 1930 - May 8, 2019

Condolences are being expressed to the family of Mrs. Cora Mae Smith Douglas, age 88, who passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Hock Family Pavilion, 4023 N Roxboro Street, Durham, N.C. 27704. Cora attended Durham Public schools. In her early years Cora migrated to Manhattan New York with her sister Marie. While in New York she decided to go to night school where she received her GED. in 1978 Cora decided to further her education and went to Monroe Business Institute in New York, New York where she received her Associate Degree in Executive Accounting. After working several different jobs she found her way back home to Durham N.C. where she worked at Duke Hospital in which she retired from. Cora loved the Southside Community where she spent majority of her life. Cora enjoyed watching T.V. she loved westerns and sports, especially those Duke Blue Devils. Cora loved and was loved by everyone and she was affectionally called “grandma Cora” by everyone she encountered. Cora was a great woman and she opened her home to anyone who needed a spot to lay their head. Cora loved her little family and she always made sure they never went without. Cora was preceded in death by her mother Ella M. Kelly, her father Umstead Smith, her children John Lincoln Smith and Doretha M. Smith, two sisters Mattie and Lorraine Smith and her granddaughter Tequila M. Smith. Surviving relatives include her granddaughter, Natasha Smith; great grandchildren; Antonio Cameron, Zakeeyah Cameron, LaZayrea Smith, Naema Leathers, Ronald Anthony Leathers, Kianta Smith, Jamonte Green, Anyvia Brandon, Harmoni Brandon and Kaden Smith; very dear friend, Marlane Hester; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will take place on Monday, May 13, 2019, at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 1007 S Roxboro Street, Durham, North Carolina 27707, at 12:00 noon. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Cora Mae Douglas will be laid to rest in Beechwood Cemetery.