Janet Lee Daugherty, 80, Moundville, MO passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, MO. Janet was born October 3, 1943 in Pittsburg, KS to Jack Tilford and Virginia Lee (Stone) Hatfield. She married Don Daugherty on September 3, 1960 in Miami, OK and he preceded her in death.
Janet came with her family at the age of ten to Nevada in 1954. She was a member of the Nevada High School Class of 1961. Janet was a longtime employee of Missouri Public Service from where she retired after 22 years of service. She loved cooking and was known as a kind and giving person. Janet was a member of the United Methodist Church in Nevada.
Janet was survived by her sister, Judy Haggard, Nevada; several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her husband Don, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Douglas Brent Daugherty.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Rev. Michelle Whitlock officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 1-2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested in her name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or the American Cancer Society c/o Ferry Funeral Home.