DODGE CITY – Sharon Maxine Douglas, 70, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her home in Dodge City.

She was born June 4, 1950 at Laurel, Maryland, the daughter of Mont, Jr. and Tharon (Ralston) Bortzer.  A Dodge City resident since 1979, moving from California, she was a cook in the cafeteria at Cargill as well as the Thrift Store Manager for the Salvation Army and worked at Wardrobe Cleaners all in Dodge City. She enjoyed reading her Bible, spending time with her grandchildren helping with charities and was a wonderful mother.

She was a member of Cross Connection Church where she was a Sunday School teacher.  She was also a Salvation Army Sun Beams volunteer.

On April 7, 1983, she married Fred Douglas at Dodge City.

Survivors include, her husband of 37 years, Fred; 3 daughters, Sarah Parsons and Elizabeth Meacham both of Dodge City and Hannah Potts-Turner, Wichita; 5 brothers, Mont Bortzer and wife Orpha, Dodge City, Matthew Bortzer, Pratt, Eric Bortzer, Pratt, Randy Bortzer and wife Roberta, Barstow, California and Mark Bortzer and wife Sherry, Wellington, Kansas; a sister, Shelia Smith and husband Richard, McPherson, Kansas; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Wilfred Potts, a daughter, Tharon Potts Miller, a sister, Marcella DeVolt, a brother, Timothy Bortzer and an uncle, Wilfred Ralston.

Private family funeral services will be at 10:00 am Friday, February 12, 2021 at Cross Connection Church, 3500 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, with Pastor's Josh Smith and David Graves officiating.  The family requests that masks be worn. The service may be viewed on Ziegler Funeral Chapel's Facebook page. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City.  Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.

The family suggests memorials to the Cross Connection Church Youth Group in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.