The Sherman Democrat
January 22, 1945

William E. Daughety, 75, of Pittsburg, Ks. died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital, after a three week illness.  He had been visiting in the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.W. Fitzgerald, 805 West Lamar.  Funeral services were to be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the North Park Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Claude Johnston. 
Interment was to be in West Hill Cemetery directed by Talley Funeral Home and pallbearers were to be J.H. Simmons, Duke McKinney, T.M. Tolbert, J.C. Haggard, Ben Hagan, and Bill Huebsch. 
Mr. Daughety was born March 20, 1869, in Bulter County Ky., the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Daughety.  He was married in 1895 to Miss Lula Bell Richard who died Jan 21, 1918.  He was a member of the Baptist church of Sulphur, Okla. 
Survivors include two sons R.L. Daughety of Clovis N.M., and  J.A. Daughety of Sherman: a daughter Mrs. Fitzgerald: two brothers G.W. and J.H. Daughety of Sherman: three sisters, Mrs. Roy Taylor of Telephone, Mrs. Leonard Lamb of Shallow Water, and Mrs. Susan Hines of Arlington: one granddaughter and two great grandchildren.