Daugherty, John Henry "Jack" 1888-1939

DAUGHERTY, LEONARD, RAYBURN, CONNER

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 8/9/2007 at 23:24:31

From the LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, May 16, 1939, Page 1, Column 2:

Jack Daugherty, Seney Resident, Taken By Death

Jack Daugherty, 55 (error--51), well known resident of Seney, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at the Sacred Heart hospital following a heart attack. Mr. Daugherty, who conducted an oil station at Seney for several years, returned to farming this year and was engaged in planting corn the last few days. He was seized with an attack of illness early Monday morning and was taken to the hospital. Mr. Daugherty is survived by his wife and a son, John Daugherty.

>>From the LeMars Sentinel, Friday, May 19, 1939, Page 1, Column 6:

Final Rites For John Daugherty

Was Life Long Resident of Seney

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Mauer chapel for John H. Daugherty, 51, lifelong resident of Plymouth county, who died Monday unexpectedly at the Sacred Heart hospital in this city. The service was conducted by Rev. S. J. Wallace of Rembrandt, Iowa, a former minister of the Seney church. The Seney male quartette furnished music. Pallbearers, old friends and neighbors, were John Alderson, Earl Chapman, Orville Cooper, Jake Berkenpas, Chet Britton and Bert Criswell. Interment was made in the city cemetery.

John Henry Daugherty was born on a farm east of Seney June 18, 1888, and died May 15, 1939, at the Sacred Heart hospital in LeMars at the age of 50 years, 10 months and 26 days.

John Daugherty was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Daugherty, well known pioneer residents of Seney community. His boyhood days were spent on the farm which his parents homesteaded and he received his education in the public school.

He was united in marriage on March 27, 1917, in Sioux City to Miss Mary Leonard, adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zwingle Rayburn of Seney and with her has made his home in Seney ever since. After his marriage he owned a garage and ran the business until the fall of 1930 when the garage was destroyed by fire. He then built a gas station and conducted business there until April 29, 1939 when he leased the building to a nephew and with his son, John, started farming.

His death was caused by complications following an attack of asthma from which he had been suffering for some time. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, Mary, one son, John, his mother, Mrs. Mary F. Daugherty, and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Connor (sic--Conner), all of Seney. A son and daughter preceded him in death, dying in infancy.

He was a kind and loving husband and father, a good neighbor and friend.

His death comes as a great shock to the community where he spent his entire life and he leaves besides his relatives, a host of neighbors and friends by whom he will be greatly missed.