Earl Everett Daugherty

Earl Everett Daugherty, 81, passed away March 18, 2016. He was born in Norfolk, VA to the late Clyde J. and Mattie Garrett Daugherty, and was also preceded by 9 siblings and 1 grandchild. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a member of Gateway Free Will Baptist Church for 42 years, serving as the Head Usher. Earl was also a very talented wood worker, and he enjoyed carpentry very much, but his greatest joy was his family.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 42 years, Lucille Daugherty, his children, Earlene Wilson, Jenny Kozlowski, James Daugherty, Sherry Graves and her husband Jeff, Joanne Aquino, and Cherri Cox and her husband Mike. He also had 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
A service to celebrate his life will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 11 am at Gateway Free Will Baptist Church, burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6-8pm at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 5792 Greenwich Rd. Va. Beach. Please visit www.AltmeyerFH.com to offer a note of condolence to the family.
At the request of the family, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the American Heart Association at https://donatenow.heart.org/