Douglas W. Straight

A Funeral Service for Doug will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Davenport, Nebraska with Pastor Beth Roegner presiding. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska. Graveside Services will follow the Funeral Service at the Swedish Cemetery in rural Shickley, Nebraska. In Lieu of Flowers - Memorials are to be directed to Nebraska FFA Foundation - Jacket Program for Doug Straight or The Shickley Community Foundation - Beef Boosters or Shickley FFA Alumni. Funeral Services for Doug will be livestreamed on Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page. The livestream will begin approximately 5 minutes before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. You do not have to have Facebook to view the livestream. Douglas Wayne Straight was the oldest of three sons born to Lloyd and Shirley “Pat” (Hook) Straight on January 25, 1958 in Wayne, Nebraska and passed away on April 26, 2025 at Bryan West in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 67. He attended Wayne Public School graduating with the class of 1976. Doug attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and graduated in 1980 with his B.S. in agricultural education. While attending UNL, Doug played tuba as a member of the Cornhusker Marching Band for 3 years from 1976-1979. One summer he experienced driving truck for a company in Kansas. After graduation, Doug was employed for 33 years at Shickley Public Schools as an agriculture education instructor, FFA advisor, and technology coordinator from 1980-2013. During his tenure, the Shickley FFA Alumni originated in 1981-82 to support the Shickley FFA. He worked eight years for the Nebraska Beef Council from 2013-2021 promoting beef across Nebraska through the checkoff program. Whether it was the UNL Ag Ed program, the UNL Marching Band, coming to Shickley or teaching at Shickley, Doug made friends who became family. On October 6, 1984, he married Jenise Lynee Schroeder at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Soap Creek) at rural DeWitt, Nebraska and were blessed to celebrate their 40th anniversary. They met at the Four Thieves in Alexandria through the band “Shootin’ From The Hip” and continued dancing throughout the years. To this union, two sons were born, Conley Douglas and Cody Wayne. Doug was devoted to his family attending school, music, speech, sports, FFA, and 4-H activities of his children. Doug & Jenise lived on an acreage north of Shickley for 40 years where Doug had hogs and raised show sheep and cattle. They traveled to many states along with an amazing destination to Dubai in 2011 and a Caribbean Cruise in 2024. They were often entertained at musicals, local community theatre productions, and music and comedy concerts. Doug loved being “Grandpa” and adored his grandsons, Jackson Wayne and Codyn Richard. He enjoyed attending their activities and events. In the last few weeks, Doug was able to watch Jackson at State FFA and Codyn score his first soccer goals. A former student nominated Doug for the Freda Battey UNL Distinguished Educator Award which he received in 1999. He was awarded the Fillmore County Fair Service Award and along with his wife received the State Fair Recognition Award. Doug was never afforded the opportunity to belong to FFA; however, he earned his Honorary State and American degrees. He never wore the blue and gold corduroy jacket of the FFA, but he was a longtime contributor to buying and donating funds, so every FFA member was able to proudly own and wear a FFA jacket. Doug was a life member of the Nebraska Agricultural Educators Association (NAEA) and the Retired Ag Teachers (RATS). Doug was a member of Christ’s Lutheran Church in Davenport. He was a 4-H leader, state and local FFA alumni member, and served on the board of the Shickley Community Foundation. Doug was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Straight, mother-in-law, Phyllis (Brinkmeyer) Schroeder, brother-in-law Rodney Wiese, sister-in-law, Laura (Blenderman) Straight, and nephew, Richard Kyle Straight. Survivors include his wife, Jenise; sons Conley Straight and Cody Straight; 2 grandchildren Jackson and Codyn Straight; mother Shirley “Pat” Straight; brothers Rick Straight and Don (Tammy) Straight; father-in-law Harlan Schroeder; sister in laws Candace (Greg) Heindryckx and Cindy Wiese along with nieces, nephews, and a multitude of extended family and friends.

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Douglas W. Straight

January 25, 1958 - April 26, 2025