Visitation:
Monday, March 19, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00
p.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta
Service:
Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the
funeral home
Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Joseph E. Daugherty, 65, of Atlanta,
passed away at 2:31 a.m. on Thursday, March 15,
2018, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.
Funeral services for Joe will be held on Tuesday,
March 20, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home in Atlanta. Mr. Maurice Stribling will
officiate.
Visitation will be held on Monday, March 19, 2018,
from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Joseph Eugene Daugherty was born June 22, 1952, in
Lincoln, the son of Rethel and Elizabeth Gordon
Daugherty. He married Helen M. Summers on July 3,
1971, at the Atlanta Christian Church in Atlanta.
She survives.
He is also survived by their children: Kassi
(Brandon) Compton of Atlanta and Martin (Charity)
Daugherty of Lincoln; five grandchildren: Austin,
Erin, Cayden, Wyatt, and Khloe; his mother:
Elizabeth; one brother: Tom (Pat) Daugherty of
Atlanta, and one sister: Rosemary Bishop of Atlanta.
Joe was preceded in death by his father and one
sister: Alice Atchison. |
Joe was a graduate of Atlanta High
School and attended Lincoln College in Lincoln. He
served in the U.S. Army. He had worked for Hoblit
Seed Company, was a supervisor for Union Camp,
delivered mail for the USPS, ran his own business,
and most recently was the Senior Insurance
Compliance Advisor for Nau Company Insurance (a QBE
Insurance Company).
Joe was a long-time member of the Atlanta Rescue
Squad and served as Chief for many years. He
belonged to the Atlanta Christian Church where he
had served as Deacon. He was also a member of
Atlanta American Legion Post #341.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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