John Max Douglas, 82, died December 18, 2007 at his Great Bend, Kansas, home. He was born July 1, 1925, the son of John Lester and Bessie Katherine Goodwin Douglas, at Belleville, Kansas. He married Alberta F. Foos Clayton July 17, 1962 at Great Bend, Kansas. Mr. Douglas was a retired letter carrier for the Great Bend Postal Service. After coming to Great Bend in 1943, he was a projectionist for the Strand, Plaza, and Crest Theaters. After retirement, Mr. Douglas was an assistant funeral director for Bryant Christians Funeral Home and later a volunteer transporter for St. Francis Academy. Mr. Douglas was a member of the First United Methodist Church, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3111, American Legion Argonne Post 180, and the Elks Lodge, all of Great Bend. He was also a member of the Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Kansas #15. Survivors include his wife, Alberta Douglas, of the home; two sons, Scott Douglas and wife, Carla, Brentwood, California, and David Douglas and wife, Connie, Otis, Kansas; one daughter, Debbie Gartner and husband, Frank, Dublin, California; one step-daughter, Charlotte Myers and husband, Randy, Great Bend, Kansas; one brother, Kenneth Douglas, Macon, Missouri; one sister, Joyce Hill, Scottsdale, Arizona; five grandchildren, Alesha and Matthew Gartner, Nathan and Travis Myers, and Denton Douglas. He was preceded in death by two sons, John Kent Douglas and Larry Max Douglas, and three sisters, Marjorie Campbell, Dorothy Hooker, and Helen Clark. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2007, at First United Methodist Church, Great Bend, Kansas. The Reverend Gary Brooks will officiate. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas, with military rites conducted by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. A memorial fund in Mr. Douglas's name has been established with First United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.