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Visitation:
Monday, January 29, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta
Service:
11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home
Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Elizabeth M. Daugherty, 94, of
Atlanta, passed away at Arcadia Care of Bloomington
on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
Services for Elizabeth will be held at
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta on Monday,
January 29, 2024. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m.
and run until the funeral at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Maurice
Stribling will officiate. Burial will follow at the
Atlanta Cemetery.
Elizabeth Marie Gordon was born October 16, 1929, in
McLean, the daughter of Martin T. and Gertrude F.
Nevius Gordon. She married Rethel Daugherty on June
22, 1946. They had four children, Tom, Joe, Alice,
and Rose.
She is survived by two children: Tom (Pat) Daugherty
and Rose Bishop; one daughter-in-law, Helen
Daugherty; six grandchildren: Heidi (Steve) Browne,
Andrew Daugherty, Kassi (Brandon) Compton, Martin
(Charity) Daugherty, Sadie Atchison, and Jami
Leesman; seven great-grandchildren: Konnor Browne,
Karter Browne, Kannon Browne, Austin Whelan, Erin
Whelan, Kylie Bishop, and Kaden Leesman; three
step-great-grandchildren: Wyatt Compton, Kaden
Compton, and Khloe Compton; one
great-great-grandchild: Laia; and one brother, Rex
Gordon. |
Elizabeth was preceded in death by
her husband, Rethel, who passed away November 7,
1987; one daughter, Alice; one son, Joe; four adult
sisters: Lucy Williams, Mildred Loercher, Geneva
Mayberry, and Grace Spears; four brothers: Jim
Gordon, Claude Gordon, John Gordon, and Buck Gordon;
and four infant sisters.
Prior to running a home daycare for
42 years, Elizabeth worked in Bloomington at Admiral
and Beich’s and in Lincoln at the box factory. She
retired in 1999 and moved to the Atlanta Manor.
Elizabeth enjoyed family and friends gathering
around her table. She loved to fix big meals,
especially on holidays. She enjoyed visitors from
the Super Seniors and loved talking with Susan
Hoblit and Susan Swearingen.
Elizabeth battled leukemia and COPD. Her family
extends special thanks to Dr. Phil Rossi, and the
staff at Hallmark Nursing Home in Pekin and Pekin
Carle Hospital.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Rescue Squad or
Logan County Paramedic Association (LCPA).
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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