J. Douglas “Doug” Fellers 79 passed away Sunday, October 14 at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays.
He was born November 11, 1938 in Hays, Kansas, to Edmond E Fellers and Florence Fellers.
He married Pam Allen on April 21, 1984 in Hays.
Doug was a partner in the family owned Higher View Dairy where he was a respected breeder and exhibitor of Registered Holsteins. He bred and developed the first Excellent 95-5E cow of the breed and exhibited cattle in many State, Regional and National exhibitions. He won many Grand Championships at the Kansas State Fair and Dallas Fort Worth Livestock Show. He was also the recipient of a Reserve All American Award. He was an astute dairy judge in the United States, Mexico, and South America. He used his expertise to assist many breeders in the preparation of showing their cattle even if it made the competitions cattle beat one of his own. After dispersing his herd he went to work for the Holstein Association as a classifier and traveled the United States evaluating cattle to help improve breeding on farms. He was an active member of the National and Kansas State Holstein Association, serving the state organization as its President.
He had an amazing creative side that led to building bird houses without plans. He created a true type model Holstein that he had cast from his model and then painted for dairymen with the marking of their prized animals. He also created 13 with the map of the world on both sides to be used as Select Sires awards at one of their international award ceremonies.
He is survived by his wife Pam, his mother Florence, sons Jay Fellers and wife Sharla, Jeff Fellers and wife Leslie, daughter Jenny Morgan and husband David, Jason Fellers and wife Lucia, and Josh Fellers, stepson David Allen, step daughter Julie Allen, brother Ed Fellers and wife Betsy, and sister Beth Britton, and 14 grandchildren and step grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and sisters Barbara and Virginia Lee.
A celebration of life will be held at Clines Mortuary on October 27 at 11 am with family visitation from 9:30 to service. A private inturnment will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations are requested to be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in Wichita, KS
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