Jesse G. Daugherty
February 19, 1930 — October 5, 2022
Jesse G. Daugherty, 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Visitation: 4 -7 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Good News Baptist Church, 1203 3rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Jesse was born February 19, 1930, in Illinois, the son of Leonard and Edna (Wells) Daugherty. He served honorably in the United States Army from 1952-54. Jesse was united in marriage to Mary L. Daugherty on September 18, 1955, in Unionville, Missouri. He worked as a machine operator for Quaker Oats until his retirement in 1992. Jesse was a member of Good News Baptist Church for over 25 years, and the American Legion in Centerville, Iowa. He loved to tinker around in the garage.
Survivors include his children, Harry (Diane) Daugherty, Mark (Bobbie) Daugherty, and Kevin (Susan) Daugherty; grandchildren, Karen (Matt) Beltramea, Diane (Matt) Recker, Jennifer Daugherty Lown, and Amy (Josh) Fossum; two step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ernie Daugherty, Vernon Daugherty, and Harry Daugherty; sister, Bev Beer; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Edna Daugherty; wife, Mary Daugherty; sisters, Edith Lira and Mary Kay Blevins; and brothers, Roy Daugherty, James Daugherty, and Merle Daugherty.
Jesse was born February 19, 1930, in Illinois, the son of Leonard and Edna (Wells) Daugherty. He served honorably in the United States Army from 1952-54. Jesse was united in marriage to Mary L. Daugherty on September 18, 1955, in Unionville, Missouri. He worked as a machine operator for Quaker Oats until his retirement in 1992. Jesse was a member of Good News Baptist Church for over 25 years, and the American Legion in Centerville, Iowa. He loved to tinker around in the garage.
Survivors include his children, Harry (Diane) Daugherty, Mark (Bobbie) Daugherty, and Kevin (Susan) Daugherty; grandchildren, Karen (Matt) Beltramea, Diane (Matt) Recker, Jennifer Daugherty Lown, and Amy (Josh) Fossum; two step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ernie Daugherty, Vernon Daugherty, and Harry Daugherty; sister, Bev Beer; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Edna Daugherty; wife, Mary Daugherty; sisters, Edith Lira and Mary Kay Blevins; and brothers, Roy Daugherty, James Daugherty, and Merle Daugherty.
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