Submitted by: Dan Rich

Madge O. Daugherty

June 4, 1905 - Oct. 16, 2000

South Bend Tribune 10/18/2000

Madge O. Daugherty, 95, of Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Margaret Daugherty, South Bend, Ind. She was born in Garret, Ind., on June 4, 1905, to the late John and Kathryn Snyder.

On April 4, 1926, as Madge Snyder, she married Foster "Mike" Daugherty in Mishawaka. He died on Dec. 23, 1954. They had a daughter, Marilyn Kay, who died on Feb. 21, 1951, at age 11. She was also preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters, William Snyder and Stella Spornhouer of Bronson, Mich., Emma Heator of Coldwater, Mich., Walton, Everett and Bruce Snyder, Geraldine Tavernier, and a son-in-law, Kenneth Wallace, all of Mishawaka. She was a loving mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by a daughter, Phyllis (Daugherty) Wallace of Mishawaka; a son, James (Margaret) Daugherty of South Bend; twin grandchildren, Michael (Nancy) Daugherty of Osceola, Ind., and Diane (Jim) Carter of South Bend; six great-grandchildren, Katie, Victoria, Audrey and William Carter of South Bend, and Kayla and Krysta Daugherty of Osceola; and by many nieces and nephews. She was a member of Calvary Temple, South Bend, and the Senior Women's Ministries. Mrs. Daugherty worked at the Uniroyal Ball Band Plant, and retired from Northern Indiana Children's Hospital in 1967.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, in Calvary Temple, 3717 S. Michigan, South Bend, where friends may also call one hour prior to the services. Senior Pastor Bill Howell and a nephew, Rev. Bruce Snyder of Horsehead, N.Y., and Rev. Paul Murray will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorial contributions be made to Calvary Temple Senior Women's Ministries or to Hospice of St. Joseph County.