Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....DOHERTY, MARY September 24, 2013
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Ruston Daily Leader - September 27, 2013
MARY DOHERTY

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the 
Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches for Mrs. George Doherty, the 
former Mary Jeanne Mabry, 90, who passed away peacefully surrounded by family 
and friends, Tuesday, September 24 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. 
Interment will be at Memory Lawn in Natchitoches. The Reverend Doug de 
Graffenreid will officiate the services. Mrs. Doherty was preceded in death by 
her beloved husband, George, her parents, and two brothers. She is survived by 
her son, Mike and his wife Linda of Lafayette, her grandson Jake, his wife 
Andrea, and her great granddaughter Mary Annabelle of Garmisch, Germany. She is 
also survived by her niece and nephews, several close cousins, one aunt, Louise 
White, members of George’s family and many close friends.
Mrs. Doherty, a native of Choudrant, Louisiana and a resident of Natchitoches, 
attended schools in the area including Louisiana Tech University where she 
received a B.S. in Biology, and Masters’s degrees in Education and in English. 
She taught English in Kilbourne, Louisiana, Stamps, Arkansas, Minden, Louisiana, 
Louisiana Tech University, and Northwestern State University. Her teaching 
career covered a span of thirty-six years. If asked who Mary Doherty was the 
answer would be a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother, a mother-
in-law, a sister, a cousin, a friend, and a teacher.
The family requests that visitation be observed Saturday, September 28, 2013 
from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the services. Pallbearers will be Rand Dennis, 
Shawn Doherty, Rodney Harrington, Don McAllen, Stan Wright, and Stuart Wright. 
Honorary pallbearers will be John Anderson, Judge David Blanchet, Jack Brittain, 
Tommy Dunagan, Dr. John Hendry, Gene Knecht, Louis Woodson, Neil Cameron, John 
Ropp and Ricky Williams. Memorial contributions may be made to the English 
Department at Northwestern State University or an educational institution of the 
donor’s choosing.

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