RIP "Elly May".
"She was always happy, and she really loved animals just like her character on 'The Beverly Hillbillies.' She was a wonderful lady, a very good Christian lady."
Indeed, when Douglas gave her autograph, she included a biblical verse ("Trust in the Lord with all your heart..."), according to New Orleans TV station WAFB.
What a sweet woman. Life is too short.
I met her in Missouri when I was 12 or so. Just a sweet and kind and sociable woman. And pretty.