Marion Douglas Ditmore (better known as Doug) was born on September 18, 1944 in Marshall, Texas. He spent the majority of his life in De Berry, Texas. Doug graduated from Elysian Fields High School in Elysian Fields, Texas. He was an Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He was a certified electrician earning his degree from VoTech and retired from Crystal Oil in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Doug was known for his love of the arts and "inventing the spaghetti sandwich" He was passionate about music, photography, and painting. He enjoyed watching movies, the Olympics, tennis, baseball and learning new things. He was known for his sense of humor; he was very observant and loved to get a reaction out of people. His compassion for those he loved was unmatched.

Doug was preceded in death by his mother Lonnie B Ditmore (Shell), his father Guy Elton Ditmore, and his daughter Marian Dedy Craig (Ditmore).

He is survived by his brother Raymond Ditmore of Elysian Fields, Texas; his sons Mark Ditmore of De Berry, Texas and Raphael Ditmore of Elysian Fields, Texas; his grandchildren Nikita Rivera of Shreveport, Louisiana, Robert Rivera of Bossier City, Louisiana and James Rivera and Kara Rivera (Clark) of Longview, Texas; and his great-grandson Dean Ponce-Rivera of San Antonio, Texas.