Joseph M. Daughterty, age 90 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton.
Funeral Mass will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Family suggests contributions to the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Building Fund and may be left at the funeral home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Joseph was born in Creighton, Missouri. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during W. W. II. He was a district supervisor for Missouri Public Service Company for 35 years. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the American Legion, Clinton and the V.F.W. Clinton.

He is survived by one son, Daniel J. Daugherty of Independence, Missouri; two brothers, James L. "Lou" Daugherty and wife, Donna and Robert C. "Bob" Daugherty and one sister, Betty Williams and husband, Doyle, all of Clinton and a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.