IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Howard Lee
Dougherty
March 27, 1922 – June 29, 2011
Obituary
Howard Lee Dougherty
Ava, MO
Howard Lee Dougherty, 89 years, 3 months, and 2 days old, passed to heaven on June 29, 2011 at St.John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO.
Howard was born March 27, 1922 in Ava, MO to Benjamin and Ollie (Lee) Dougherty.
Howard lived most of his life in Ava, MO. On March 19, 1947 Howard and Juanita Dobbs were united in marriage in Mtn. Home, AR and to this union seven children were born.
Howard was a member of the Happy Home Church. He served in the church as a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent for several years. He was a WWII Veteran and served with the U.S. Army Air Force. Howard worked as a Farmer, Truck Driver, Small Engine Repair, Auto Body and had retired from Ava City Works Dept.
He enjoyed horses and especially the Missouri Fox Trotters. He had volunteered driving the water truck to keep the arena looking in tip top shape for the Fox Trotters events for many years. He also enjoyed old western movies and music. Most of all, Howard loved being with all his family and especially his grandchildren.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Gary Dougherty, five sisters, Helen Davis, Dortha Phillips, Hazel and Leota Erdahl and Verlon Dougherty, four brothers, Bob, Clarence, Delbert and Asbury.
Howard is survived by his wife, Juanita Dougherty, Ava, MO, six children, Suzetta Lee & Marshall Yates, Norwood, MO, Ginni & Don Smith, Rogersville, MO, Patty & Richard McFarlin, Farmington, MO, Kathy Dougherty, Ava, MO, Keith & Jennifer Dougherty, Branson, MO and Kevin Dougherty, Ava, MO, 15 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Howard will be Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Ava, MO with burial in the Pleasant Home Cemetery with full military honors by Ava American Legion #112 and VFW #5593. Officiating will be Pastor J.W. O'Neal and Pastor Paul Welch. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Pleasant Home Cemetery or Happy Home Church.
Ava, MO
Howard Lee Dougherty, 89 years, 3 months, and 2 days old, passed to heaven on June 29, 2011 at St.John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO.
Howard was born March 27, 1922 in Ava, MO to Benjamin and Ollie (Lee) Dougherty.
Howard lived most of his life in Ava, MO. On March 19, 1947 Howard and Juanita Dobbs were united in marriage in Mtn. Home, AR and to this union seven children were born.
Howard was a member of the Happy Home Church. He served in the church as a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent for several years. He was a WWII Veteran and served with the U.S. Army Air Force. Howard worked as a Farmer, Truck Driver, Small Engine Repair, Auto Body and had retired from Ava City Works Dept.
He enjoyed horses and especially the Missouri Fox Trotters. He had volunteered driving the water truck to keep the arena looking in tip top shape for the Fox Trotters events for many years. He also enjoyed old western movies and music. Most of all, Howard loved being with all his family and especially his grandchildren.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Gary Dougherty, five sisters, Helen Davis, Dortha Phillips, Hazel and Leota Erdahl and Verlon Dougherty, four brothers, Bob, Clarence, Delbert and Asbury.
Howard is survived by his wife, Juanita Dougherty, Ava, MO, six children, Suzetta Lee & Marshall Yates, Norwood, MO, Ginni & Don Smith, Rogersville, MO, Patty & Richard McFarlin, Farmington, MO, Kathy Dougherty, Ava, MO, Keith & Jennifer Dougherty, Branson, MO and Kevin Dougherty, Ava, MO, 15 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Howard will be Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Ava, MO with burial in the Pleasant Home Cemetery with full military honors by Ava American Legion #112 and VFW #5593. Officiating will be Pastor J.W. O'Neal and Pastor Paul Welch. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Pleasant Home Cemetery or Happy Home Church.
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