Obituary of BIANCA ETTA SMITH DOUGHTY, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  December 6, 1951

Headline:  Last Rites are Held for Aged Citizen, Mrs. Jason Doughty

Funeral services for Mrs. Bianca Etta Doughty, longtime citizen of the Jena 
area and widow of the late Jason L. Doughty, were held at 3 p.m., Sunday 
afternoon in the Pine Grove Cemetery at Rhinehart, with Rev. J. P. Owens, 
Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jena, and Rev. J. L. Holt, Pastor of 
the East Jena Baptist Church, officiating.  Interment was in Pine Grove 
Cemetery under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Home for Funerals.

Mr.s Doughty passed away at 9 p.m. Saturday after an illness of three days.  
Born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith at Brookhaven, Mississippi, 
on Oct. 31, 1852, she died at the age of 99.  She was a member of the Baptist 
Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Jason L. Doughty, who died 
Oct. 11, 1948, at the age of 96.

Mr. and Mrs. Doughty were married at Rhinehart on November 30, 1871, and 
thereafter spent almost 77 years together.  Mr. Doughty died less than two 
months before the end of their 77th wedding year.

The longevity of their lives and marriage attracted widespread attention and 
honor.  After the announcement of their 75th wedding anniversary in 1946, 
they received complimentary letters from practically every state in the 
Union.  The sociology department of a college in Texas requested their 
picture and sought their advice on how to cope with marital problems.

Mrs. Doughty is survived by six daughters, who are Mrs. Mary Etta Spinks, 
Mrs. Mattie J. Smith, Mrs. Minnie Belle Arthur, Mrs. Ada Viola Hanes, Mrs. 
Lillie Mae Doughty Arthur, and Mrs. Olivia B. Wilson; two sons, who are W. R. 
Doughty and James E. Doughty; and a host of grandchildren, 
great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers at the funeral were J. Doughty, Coy Doughty, Purl Wright, 
Blanchard Wright, Lawrence Wright, and Sherman (Bo) Wilson.