Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Johnny Daugherty

WHELEN SPRINGS  Johnny Daugherty, 77, of Gurdon died Sept. 1, 2008, at

Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He was born April 26, 1931, in

Patmos, the son of the late Amos Paul and Idella Summers Daugherty. He was

retired from Pilgrims Pride in Lewisville, formerly with the Gurdon water

department and he preached all across Southern Arkansas for more than 25

years.

Survivors include: His wife Vera Hughes Daugherty; two sons, Tommy Frisby of

Gurdon and Steven Daugherty of Searcy; one daughter, Terri Lynn Daugherty of

Murfreesboro; one sister Lou Taylor of Pine Bluff; and eight grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev.

Maurice Dickey and Rev. Doug Higginbotham officiating. Burial will be in

Rose Hill Cemetery at Sycamore under the direction of Welch Funeral Home.

Pallbearers are Roland Hughes, Jimmy Hughes, Bill Hughes, James Kenneth

Hughes, Bill Graves and Perry Williams. Honorary pallbearers are Dwight

Malcom and Harvey Taylor.

Memorials may be made to East Whelen Baptist Church, c/o Shannon Bradley,

146 Beech Creek Road, Gurdon, Ark. 71743.

Family hours are noon until service time at the church on Saturday.

Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guest book and view video tribute.