Tribute

Douglas Cantrell, 83, of Spotsylvania County died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Mary Washington Hospital.Mr. Cantrell was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. He retired as a carpenter after 30 years in the union and had worked at the Fredericksburg Livestock Exchange since 1987. Mr. Cantrell was a member of Stafford American Legion Post #290.Survivors include his wife, Maxine H. Cantrell; four children, Jerry Cantrell and wife Wanda, Helen Cantrell, Rory Cantrell, and Charles Cantrell and wife Catherine; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Ruth Cantrell; brother, Hassel Cantrell; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three children, Judy Ann Jackman, Reanna Scroggins and Rex Cantrell.The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 pm Sunday, October 20 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.A service will be held at Noon Monday, October 21 at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Stafford Memorial Park.Pallbearers will be his sons, Jerry, Charles and Rory Cantrell; grandsons Eric, Josh and Clint Cantrell. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Cantrell and James Kennedy.