Obituary of Barkley B. Daugherty, Sr.

Smethport - Barkley B. Daugherty, Sr., 86, of Smethport, passed away Saturday (October 3, 2015) in the Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. He was born January 8, 1929 in Falls Creek, PA, a son of Kenneth and Doris Love Daugherty. On March 10, 1951, at Trinity (Ansgarius) Lutheran Church, Smethport, he married Carolyn Gustafson, who survives. Barkley was a 1947 graduate of Smethport High School. He was a truck driver for Quaker State Oil Refining Co. for 41 years, retiring in 1989. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Smethport, where he was previously on Church Council and served as an usher. He helped build the first Lutheran parsonage in Smethport. He was also a former member of the Smethport Country Club. Barkley is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of 64 years, and two sons: Dr. Barkley B. (Deborah) Daugherty, Jr. of Olean, NY and William L. (Christine) Daugherty of Dumfries, VA. Also surviving are four grandchildren: Abbey, Alexander, Megan and Christian Daugherty, one sister: Dona D. Oviatt, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 7, from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M., at the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., 2 Bank St., Smethport, PA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 11 A.M., in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Smethport, with the Rev. Joann Piatko, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Smethport. Memorials, if desired, may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Smethport, or a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.