Byrl Raymond Dougan who worked for United Telephone might be best remember for being the convivial scout master for Troop 75 in the 1960s and 1970s.
Dougan Brothers Are in the Armed Forces
St. Joseph Gazette, January 20, 1988, Page 16. via Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-gazette-obituary-for-byrl-dou/199697270/
Pvt. Byrl Dougan of Barnard, right, who was inducted into army service the last of March, is stationed Fort Jackson, S. C. Since June 1 has been attending an intelligence school. Pvt. Herschel Dougan, left also of Barnard, was inducted into army service April 20 and is stationed at San Diego, Calif. This week he started attending a cooking and baking school. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dougan of Barnard.
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Byrl Raymond Dougan MARYVILLE, Mo.
St. Joseph Gazette, January 20, 1988, Page 16. via Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-gazette-obituary-for-byrl-dou/199697270/
Byrl R. Dougan, 68, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1988.
Mr.Dougan was born in Barnard, Mo., and had lived in Maryville since 1948. He was a graduate of Barnard High School, had worked for United Telephone Co., and was a World War II veteran who served in the Army. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Maryville, Boy Scouts of America, Lifeline Program, and a former member of the Maryville Lions Club. Mr. Dougan had married the former Bettie Kiser on July 11, 1948, who survives him at home.
Additional survivors are two sons, Phillip and Michael both of Maryville; three daughters, Freida Dougan and Pamela Dougan both of Maryville, and Deborah Renshaw, Barnard, Mo.; four brothers, Harold, Barnard, Herschel. Maryville, James, Ravenwood, and Ray Purviance, Mo.: a sister, Garnet Leedy, Barnard, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church, Maryville. Burial will be in Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maryville.
Friends may call anytime at the Price Funeral Home in Maryville. The body will taken to the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Links
*Findagrave at Nodaway Gardens
The name Byrl is primarily an alternative spelling of the name Beryl , functioning as a unisex given name and a rare surname. Its origins branch into three distinct roots: [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Greek: Derives from beryllos, the ancient word for the pale green, blue-green, or yellow-green precious gemstone (emerald/aquamarine).
- Yiddish/Hebrew: Used in Jewish naming traditions, it serves as a pet form of the male personal name Ber, which means “bear”.
- English Surname: As a last name, it originates from the Old English byrle (referring to a hill or mound) or a variant of the German habitational name Behrle. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]