Gene E. Dougherty

SERVICES: 10:30 AM Saturday, September 16, 2006, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Glen Walton, minister of the Bell Avenue Church of Christ of Amarillo, and Rodney Tedford, minister of the Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ of Pampa, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Dougherty was born April 27, 1931 in McLean. He married Zetha Parker in 1952 in Pampa. He was a resident of Briscoe until moving to Pampa in 1952. He worked for SPS for 40 years, retiring as a lineman/serviceman. He owned and operated Double D Baseball Shop for several years. He worked on a farm in Briscoe and worked cattle. He loved gardening and baseball. He was a devoted husband and father and will be sorely missed. SURVIVORS: Wife: Zetha Dougherty of the home. 3 Sons: Terry Dougherty & wife Robbie and Dennis Dougherty & wife Karol, all of Pampa, and Rick Dougherty & wife Melissa of Denham Springs, Louisiana. 1 Daughter: Donna Mathis and fiancé Jim Willett of Shattuck, Oklahoma. 1 Brother: Jim Dougherty & wife Judy of Fritch. 1 Brother-in-Law: Darvil Atherton of Wheeler. 14 Grandchildren, 10 Great-Grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam & Adalee Dougherty, a brother, Alvie Dougherty, and a sister, Sammie Atherton.MEMORIALS: Pampa Optimist Youth Club, 601 E. Craven, Pampa, Texas 79065.