DEATH NOTICE: The Manti Messenger, Friday 20 February 1914:
Utah State News
Richard Douglass, aged 86, the sole member of the first police force in Ogden and the oldest fireman of that city, died February 16, death being due to general debility.

Son of George Douglass & Ellen Briggs.

Thanks to contributor pCarson for the following obituary. Her source did not give the newspaper or the date:
OBITUARY:
One of Utah's pioneers died yesterday morning at 10:00 a.m. at his residence, 301 W. 23rd Street, after an illness of a couple of months. He would have been 87 years of age had he lived until February 27th, just 10 more days. During his illness he suffered no pain, but gradually grew weaker from time to time and passed away fully conscious of his surroundings and recognizing his wife and those of his children who were near him to the last.
Mr. Douglas was born in Downham, Lancashire, England on the 27th day of February, 1827. His parents were converted to the faith of the Latter-day Saints by Heber C. Kimball in March 1838. The family emigrated to America in 1842 coming by way of New Orleans and up the Mississippi River, landing at Nauvoo, Illinois on April 6, 1842 and made their home in Nauvoo for four years. They became very familiar with the historical events that took place in the church during those years.
He was 17 years of age when the prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyred. He knew the prophet quite well. He saw him after he was martyred. He remembered well when the prophet lay in state in the mansion house at Nauvoo. It was thought about 10,000 people viewed the remains and out of this number, 8 of them were from the Douglass family. He attended the funeral of the prophet and his brother Hyrum.
Mr. Douglass assisted the saints across the Mississippi River at the time of expulsion from Nauvoo. At that time he lived in Sugar Creek near Nauvoo, during the time the church was gathering for the trip to the west and became a member of the company of pioneers who labored under the direction of Apostle Charles C. Rich. There were about 27 persons in the company. This company was the advance company that built the bridges and assisted the saints after they started west.
Douglass assisted in building the first house that was built in Garden Grove after they left Nauvoo and assisted in fencing the grounds, and planting grain for the pioneer to follow after. He was finally released from his labors as a pioneer by Apostle C.C. RIch and returned to Nauvoo. On his return he passed his brother, Ralph, who had been called as a member of the Mormon Battalion to go to Mexico as a United States soldier. Douglass was an eye-witness to the burning of the Nauvoo Temple in connection with his brother-in-law-John Pincock. They were on a steamboat going up the Mississippi and had retired for the night and could see the blaze.
After he returned to St. Louis and remained there for about six years, during that time he and the rest of the Douglass family accumulated sufficient means to emigrate to Utah. He also married Elisabeth Wadsworth on 21 June 1849 in St. Louis, MO. Along with the families of John Pincock, Edmund Robbins, his mother and her husband, John Parker. There were 11 wagons in all. Their company left St. Louis and drove overland to the Salt Lake Valley with ox teams. They met with no accident and arrived on the 28th day of August 1852.
After remaining in Salt Lake City for about a month, Douglass and his family, along with the Pincock family and the Robbins family, made their way to Ogden City and made their home there. He built his own home, which stood near the corner of 25th Street and Washington Ave. He also helped build the 1st bridge in Ogden. Thomas Emmett was the founder of the Ogden brass band and Douglass was in the band for over 40 years. He was a member of the first police force organized in Ogden. He was the oldest fireman in Ogden. He also ran a threshing machine for 20 consecutive years, sometimes threshing all winter long. He was a genius and was capable of shaping his life to meet almost every circumstance. He was employed by the City of Ogden aas superintendent of the city cemetery for more than 14 years. Not withstanding his advanced years, up to the time of his illness, he had never lost one day's work. He died 16 Feb 1913 at the age of 86, just 10 days short of his 87th birthday.
He was the father of 25 children- 13 girls and 12 boys. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Isabel Pincock of Ogden, Mrs. James Carrie and Mrs. George Romney of Salt Lake City and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. John W. Hooper, James H. Douglass, Mrs. John C. Brown, Mrs. Carl Walling, Mrs. Ashby Stringham, David Douglass, Mrs. C.P. Carison, Thomas M. Douglass, John Douglass, William Douglass, Mrs. W.A. Reeves, Mrs. D.G. Revor and Walter L. Douglass. 62 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren.