Mr. Ervin M. Daugherty

Funeral services for Ervin Maurice Daugherty, 98, of Henderson, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson, Texas with Rev. Bill Kuykendall officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park in Henderson under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12:30 P.M. until service time on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home. Ervin passed away October 25, 2023 in Longview, Texas. He was born April 24, 1925, in Flint Springs, Ky. to Herman and Minnie Daugherty. Ervin moved to Henderson, Texas in 1946, after being discharged from the Navy. He received an AA degree from Kilgore College in 1948 and a BS degree from ETBU in 1949. He was Administrator of Henderson Memorial Hospital for 33+ years, and Grapeland Memorial Hospital for 4. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church since 1952. During this time, he served as Chairman of Deacons, Sunday school teacher, and on numerous committees. Ervin was a WWII Navy veteran from 1943 to 1946 and served in the Inactive Navy Reserve for 15 years attaining the rank of Lt.(jg). He has been a member of many organizations including the Kiwanis Club since 1949. Other service included the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Rusk County Chamber of Commerce and the board of East Texas Treatment Center. Ervin was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Minnie Daugherty; 1st wife, Robbie Sue Smith and their infant daughter, Janet Sue; 2nd wife, Doris Dukes, their son Jackie and wife Linda, and great grandson Ethan Hunley; 3rd wife, Lucille Cook Henderson of Morgantown, KY; brothers, Jesse Ray and wife Flora; John Cecil and 1st wife Hazel and 2nd wife Margaret; Adrian and wife Louise; Louie and wife Louise; Sisters, Edith Smith and husband John; Myrtle Romans and husband Jesse; Lula Belle Minton and 1st husband Aaron Elder and 2nd husband Calvin; Brother-in-laws Charles Engel and Ray Kessinger. Survivors include one sister Juanita Kessinger Engel of Hudson, IL; daughters, Melanie Magness of Henderson, and Cindy Duty and husband Kenneth of Longview; step daughters, Deborah Henderson McCoy and husband William of Morgantown, KY, and Pamela Henderson Burke and husband Kevin of East Brunswick, NJ; granddaughters, Dana Baker and husband Scott of Tyler; Angela Johnson and husband David of Henderson; Jamie Baker and husband John of Aurora, CO; Johnie Magness Evans of Henderson, Jaclyn Magness of Henderson, and Jodi Magness Allen of Henderson; step-grandchildren Jeff Duty, Terri Smith & Kristie Johnson, many nieces & nephews great & great-great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donate to Gideons Internationals or your favorite charity. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. Ervin M. Daugherty

April 24, 1925 - October 25, 2023