Jesse F. Daugherty

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Jesse F. Daugherty, age 79, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 15, 2023, in the Martin Willingham Memorial chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the family receiving friends beginning at 12:30 prior to the service. The interment will follow at Crowder Cemetery in Crowder, MS.

Jesse was born July 19, 1943 to the late Hezzie Edward and Dorothy Walters Daugherty in Yalobusha County, MS. He proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. Jesse was a retired highway maintenance worker. In his spare time, Jesse loved being outdoors hunting or fishing. 

Jesse leaves behind a daughter, Becky Jo Mitchell of Crowder, MS; sister, Dena Daugherty Franks of Courtland, MS; four nieces, Debbie Foster, Latia Davis, Rhonda Madison, Carol Daugherty; six nephews, Mike Daugherty, Terry Daugherty, Gary Daugherty, David Daugherty, Eddie Madison and Matthew Franks.