J. Daughtry

Services for J. O. Daughtry, 85, Tyler, are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 24, 2005, at Glenwood Church of Christ with Dr. Jay Lockhart and Jeff Christian officiating. Burial will be in Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Daughtry died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005 at Hospice HomePlace in Tyler. He was born to L. A. and Eula Mae Duncan Daughtry on November 4, 1919 in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Daughtry lived in Tyler for 60 years. He was a licensed Real Estate Broker by the State of Texas in July, 1946, founding Daughtry Realty the same year, joined the Tyler Board of Realtors in 1947, and became President of the Tyler Board of Realtors in 1952 and 1969. He initiated the organization of the Tyler Board of Realtors MLS in 1952 and served as first chairman of MLS in 1953. He was awarded Realtor of the Year in 1975, Life Membership in Tyler Board of Realtors in 1978, and designated Realtor Emeritus by National Association of Realtors in 1999. He served as Regional Vice President of TX Association of Realtors in 1955 and was appointed member of Smith County Housing Finance Corporation when organized in 1983, serving as president since 1992. He was a member of the Executive Committee of East Texas Housing Finance Corporation since 1983, managing partner of Andrews-Daughtry Insurance Agency from 1946 to 1984, and President of Tyler Association of Insurance Agents in 1971. He was one of 3 co-founders of Briarwood Country Club in 1957, a 50 year member of Tyler Chamber of Commerce and the Contact Club from 1949 to 1969, a Charter Member of the Sharon Shrine Temple from 1964 to present, a Charter Member of the Sharon Temple Golf Unit organized in 1978 becoming president in 1989, and a Charter Member of Glenwood Church of Christ, serving as Deacon from 1963 to 1990, and teaching Adult Bible Class from 1962 to 2003. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Leon Daughtry and sister, Doris Ann Raines. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Blanche Daughtry; sons, James Nelson Daughtry & wife, Bonny of Tyler, and Gaylon Lloyd Daughtry & wife, Gigi of Tyler; daughter, Deborah Leigh Elrod & husband Gary of Crockett; grandchildren, Blake Daughtry & wife, Gina, Brad Daughtry & wife, Angie, Tiffany Daughtry and Jordan Daughtry all of Tyler, Leigh Ann Elrod and Tyler Elrod of Crockett; great-grandchildren, Hunter, Austin, Tucker, Collin, Parker & Addison Daughtry, and Lily Hammer, all of Tyler; brothers, Lanier Daughtry & wife, Betty of Deer Park, Lowell Daughtry & wife, Carolyn of Ben Wheeler, and David Daughtry of Hideaway; sisters, June Gabriel of Tyler and Sue Lawrence of Houston brother-in-law, A.A. Raines of College Station; sister-in-law, Billie Daughtry of Tyler; numerous nieces & nephews. Pallbearers are Blake Daughtry, Brad Daughtry, Jordan Daughtry, Tyler Elrod, Jack Hooper, George Curtin, Larry Barbin, John Tindel, Art Johnson & Andy Wall. Honorary Pallbearers are Major's Coffee Club (Koffee Klatch) and Sharon Temple Golf Unit. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, January 23, 2005 at Stewart Family Funeral Home, South Tyler. Memorials may be made to Glenwood Church of Christ 5210 Hollytree Dr., 75703, Sharon Shrine Temple 10027 State Hwy. 31 East, 75705-9761, or Hospice of East Texas 4111 University Blvd., 75701.

J. Daughtry

November 4, 1919 - January 21, 2005