Whitey Daugherty of East Cass, W.Va. Playing the Guitar (Signed)
Title
Whitey Daugherty of East Cass, W.Va. Playing the Guitar (Signed)
Date
ca. 1965
Description
Richard Thomas Daugherty was born in Clover Lick, W.Va. on May 16, 1924 to Isaac and Rosa Reed Daugherty. He married Annie J. Jones on July 3, 1948.
Mr. Daugherty was a veteran of World War II and was employed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources in Pocahontas County. He was known in the community as “Whitey” and was often referred to as “the best musician in the county” entertaining at church services, reunions, events and on the radio until shortly before his death at the young age of 58.
Richard Thomas Daugherty died Sunday, July 11, 1982 from a heart attack and was buried at the Brownsburg Cemetery near Marlinton. He was survived by his wife, Annie; daughters, Myrtle Tyson and Phyllis Daugherty; sons, Phillip, Joseph, Thomas R., and Robert W; and a brother, William. His son, P.F.C. James O. Daugherty died on April 4, 1969 of wounds received in Vietnam.
Mr. Daugherty was a veteran of World War II and was employed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources in Pocahontas County. He was known in the community as “Whitey” and was often referred to as “the best musician in the county” entertaining at church services, reunions, events and on the radio until shortly before his death at the young age of 58.
Richard Thomas Daugherty died Sunday, July 11, 1982 from a heart attack and was buried at the Brownsburg Cemetery near Marlinton. He was survived by his wife, Annie; daughters, Myrtle Tyson and Phyllis Daugherty; sons, Phillip, Joseph, Thomas R., and Robert W; and a brother, William. His son, P.F.C. James O. Daugherty died on April 4, 1969 of wounds received in Vietnam.
Place
Cass, W.Va.
Identifier
PHP000530
Type
Still Image
Format
Photograph
Citation
“Whitey Daugherty of East Cass, W.Va. Playing the Guitar (Signed),” PRESERVING POCAHONTAS: ~ Pocahontas County W. Va. ~ Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, http://www.pocahontaspreservation.org/omeka/items/show/1122.