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William Pinkerton Dougherty
William Pinkerton Dougherty of El Macero died July 30, 2005, in Sacramento from injuries received in a vehicle accident on Father's Day. He was 79.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at Kraft Brothers Funeral Home, 175 Second St. in Woodland. Mass will be said at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis. A reception will follow Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. at El Macero Country Club, 44571 Clubhouse Drive in El Macero.
Interment with military honors will be private.
Born in New York City on October 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Nelson Dougherty of New York City and the late Rachel Pinkerton of Monterey County. He grew up in Los Angeles and Carmel, and attended Carmel High School.
He graduated as a second lieutenant from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1948. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a decorated fighter pilot in Korea, serving thereafter in Cape Cod and Tule, Greenland.
In 1948, he marriage Carol Dougherty of Woodland, daughter of Amelia Hudner of Hollister and Neil Dougherty of Los Angeles.
After resigning his commission as a captain, he joined his father-in-law Neil Dougherty farming in the Sutter Basin, where Neil played a key role in developing the basin as agricultural land. When two of Bill's sons entered the family business, he began growing tomatoes, and continued to do so until his retirement in the mid-1990s.
He was a devoted family man and avid pilot, and enjoyed many years of skiing and duck hunting with his family. He was also an accomplished amateur golfer who competed in many state and national events. A special highlight for him was playing many years in the Crosby Pro-Amateur. He was an enthusiastic spectator at his grandchildren's athletic and academic endeavors.
He will be remembered for his complete honesty and integrity, and for his garrulous and fun-loving nature, his family said.
He was preceded in death by his parents and the parents of his wife, his sister Betty Ann Reeves, his sister-in-law Joan Gorin and brothers-in-law Edwin Reeves and Jerry Gorin.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carol; four children, Dan and Neil of Woodland, Devin of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Drew of San Diego; their spouses Jamie, Becky and Heidi; and nine grandchildren, Dillon, Ian, Graham, Logan, Devin, Mia, Brooks, Skyler and Galen.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
DOUGHTY
Charles John “Jack” Doughty, Jr.
Charles John “Jack” Doughty Jr., a retired Hearst newspaper editor and foreign correspondent, died Jan. 30, 2006, at the age of 91.
Born in San Francisco Dec. 3, 1914, he was the son of C.J. “Jack” Doughty Sr. and Florence Gardner (Smith) Doughty. From the age of 6 to 20, he grew up in Shanghai, China, where his father ran an engineering company.
He attended the Shanghai American School, and as a teenager joined the Shanghai Rowing Club and the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, a civilian military unit established to protect the city while the Chinese were fighting the Japanese.
He returned to the United States in 1934 to attend college for two years before starting his newspaper career in the San Francisco Bay Area where he worked for three newspapers until World War II. He attended officer candidate school and, as a paratrooper, was sent behind Japanese lines into south China to help the Chinese fight the Japanese.
After the war, he was the public information officer on the China mission of the Economic Cooperation Administration for the Marshall Plan. Upon his return to San Francisco, he continued his newspaper career, and in 1952, he joined the Hearst organization at the San Francisco Examiner, where he worked his way up the ranks to assistant managing editor.
He covered the war in Vietnam for a year in 1966, and shortly after his return, moved to the Hearst-owned Seattle Post-Intelligencer where he was editor until his retirement in 1979.
During his time in Seattle, he arranged to be sent on 10 assignments for Hearst to Asia, Europe and Africa, and interviewed many foreign leaders and heads of state, including Indira Gandhi, Ferdinand Marcos and Chou En-lai.
In retirement, he continued traveling, writing and until the age of 76, his favorite pastime was bicycling in Italy, Sicily and Spain. He also formed and led several travel groups to China and was instrumental in the formation of the Seattle-Chunking sister city relationship.
Following the death of his wife, Lorli, in 2002, he moved to Davis to be close to his son. He enjoyed Sunday dinners at The Buckhorn restaurant in Winters while sipping made-to-order martinis, which The Buckhorn named for him and added to the bar menu.
He was preceded in death by a son, Christian Doughty.
He is survived by his son, John Doughty and his wife Lisa of Davis; a daughter, Lorita Moffatt of San Francisco; two sisters, Susan Blackwell of Ojai and Jean Lanford of Los Angeles; three grandchildren, Ethan, Lindsay and Brandon Doughty; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in Seattle, and a graveside service with the family will be held in Colma.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, CA 95617.
DOUGLAS
Kathleen Allen Douglas
Longtime Davis resident Kathleen Allen Douglas died on March 4, 2003, at UC Davis Medical Center from complications following a stroke. She was 92 years old.
She was born Aug. 3, 1910, to Harry O. and Clara Allen and lived the first few years of her life in Allenville, Wis., on the dairy farm that has been in her family since the 1840s.
She went to Oshkosh Teachers College. At age 19, she rode a train to the West Coast and finished her studies at UCLA. She met James R. Douglas in California and they marriage in 1934.
She was a career kindergarten teacher. Before and during World War II, while her husband was in the Navy, she taught in San Diego and Richmond. When one school year started, she had more than 100 students in class.
She and her husband settled in Davis after the war. In her early years at Central Davis Elementary, she taught many of the children in Davis. She went on to teach at West Davis, Valley Oak, Birch Lane and Pioneer. She remembered many of her students for the rest of her life. She retired in 1972.
She was marriage for 45 years to James R. Douglas, who was a professor of parasitology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. They traveled extensively and lived in New Zealand, Taiwan, Chile and Florida.
She had a keen sense of humor. Besides travel, she enjoyed bridge; playing the piano; attending concerts; reading mystery novels; throwing parties for friends; meeting with The Brown Baggers, a group of retired Pioneer Elementary School teachers; and watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up. She lived briefly at Covell Gardens in Davis before her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Douglas, in 1980. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Whitmire and her husband Dave of Davis; son, Jim Douglas and his wife Sasha Harmon of Seattle; grandchildren, Leigh Whitmire and Brian Whitmire of Davis, Jennifer Grocock and her husband Jamie of Rocklin and Owen Douglas of Chicago; great-grandchildren, Makena and Jacob Sherwood of Davis; and siblings, Barbara Thiex and John Allen of Neenah, Wis., Peter Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and Furman Allen of Columbus, Ohio.
There will be no funeral. Friends are invited to a memorial gathering at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Tandem Properties, 3500 Anderson Road, near F Street in Davis. Remembrances may be sent to the Davis Art Center, 1919 F St., Davis, CA 95616 or to the Food Bank of Yolo County, 1244 Fortna Ave., Woodland, CA 95776.
DOWDLE
Derrel S. Dowdle
Derrel S. Dowdle, a long time Davis resident died quietly in his Davis home with family by his side Monday, June 24, 2002, at age 78.
Born Aug. 27, 1923, in Ballinger, Texas, Mr. Dowdle was a veteran of World War II and was in the Battle of the Bulge. He also served in the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Army, SFC, and the Civil Service after 20 years of service in each. Then ran his own lawn care business, Acme Lawn Maintenance up until two years ago, when declining health forced his final retirement.
Mr. Dowdle is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mutsuko (Sue) Dowdle; daughters, Barbara Dowdle-Rizzo and husband, Philip Rizzo of Richmond and Linda Walter; grandson, Graham Dowdle Walter of Carmichael; and brother, Lynn Dowdle of San Antonio, Texas.
A memorial service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Sacramento, 15th and J Streets, with a reception to follow in the Parish Hall.
The family requests memorials be directed to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95616; or the American Lung Association.
DOWNEY
John Raymond Downey
John Raymond Downey passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at Cottonwood Healthcare in Woodland at the age of 77.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on July 18, 1928 to John and Elizabeth (Sorg) Downey, he attended area schools including Brooklyn Preparatory High School. Upon graduation he joined the Merchant Marines where he served from 1945 to 1947. Mr. Downey was a conductor for the New York subway system, prior to employment on Long Island where he joined the Hemstead Police Department. After working in law enforcement for several years, the family moved to Deltona, Florida where he worked in newspaper distribution for over 15 years. After moving to Vacaville in 1995, he eventually made Dunnigan home, where he resided for the past five years.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Florence Downey, of Dunnigan; daughter, Patricia Helms, of Orlando, Florida; sons William Downey, of Winters and Gerald Downey, of Atlanta, Georgia, and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Edward Downey. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2006, at the Woodland Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice in his memory.
Evergreen Funeral Services of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
DOWNING
Patricia Ann Downing
Patricia Ann Downing died in Redbud Community Hospital in Clear Lake Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at age 30.
Born July 16, 1971, in Washington, Mrs. Downing was the daughter of Richard Wyatt Brown and the late Delores Louise (Rains) Brown. She was a resident of Woodland before moving to Clearlake three years ago. She was a caregiver for 10 years.
Mrs. Downing is survived by her husband, James Downing of Davis; daughters, Christian and Brittney Downing, also of Davis and Samantha Barton of Woodland; son, James Downing; sisters, Tammy Fox of Washington and Pam Shaffer of Clearlake; brother, Jason Fox of Washington; and foster parents, Terri and Rocky Fox of Washington.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Brown.
Jones & Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel assisted the family with the arrangements.
DOYLE
Margaret "Peggy" June Doyle
Margaret "Peggy" June Doyle passed away on Oct. 29, 2003 at Community Hospital in Monterey. She was 92 years old. A native of Oroville, she was born on April 3, 1911.
A fourth generation Californian, she grew up in the Sacramento Valley where her great-grandparents settled in the early 1850s. After graduating from high school, she worked as a dental assistant while attending evening classes at Berkeley five days a week studying drama. Later she entered the Highland School of Nursing from which she graduated in 1933. She continued in her medical education by taking postgraduate courses in supervision and nursing arts instruction.
Shortly after Pearl Harbor was bombed, Mrs. Doyle was called to report to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Mare Island, starting a new career that would keep her in naval uniform for a total of 12 years. She later worked at the Firestone plant in Salinas until her retirement in 1976 for a total of 43 years in nursing.
Mrs. Doyle was a life member of the American Legion Post #41, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Navy Nurse Corps Association, the Carmel Foundation and the TROA, a retired officer's foundation. She was a former member of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Winters and a current member of the Monterey Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Doyle is survived by her nephew Thomas J. Hibert of Monterey. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter J. Doyle in 1979.
Visitation was held at the Paul Mortuary in Pacific Grove on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Burial will be held at the Winters Cemetery on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m.
A celebration of her life will be held at Monterey Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. Contributions may be made (in) Mrs. Doyle's name to the Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 1798, Monterey, 93942.
