Opal Daugherty

1927 - 2015

Daugherty, Opal

Ocean City-Opal Jeanette Hayes Daugherty died June !st at Berlin Nursing and Rehab Center, where she resided for the past 25 months , of the infirmaries of old age. She had been a permanent resident of Ocean City , MD. since 1989. Born on November 20, 1927 in Bristol, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Cordelia Mae Crumley Hayes, who moved their family to Salisbury , MD. 1934. She was a 1945 graduate of Wicomico High School, and was active in class reunions. She also attended Shenandoah Academy in New Market, VA. and Southern Missionary College in Chattanooga, TN, after which she worked as a secretary in the law office of the late Vaughn Richardson, before marrying her former husband, the late Dr. E Bloxom Daugherty, DVM, in 1948, and raising four sons in Delmar, DE. After the divorce, she became a licensed real estate agent and had a successful career in time share sales at several resorts in Florida , North Carolina , and Maryland. She retired in 2002. Her last timeshare position was with Coconut Mallory in Ocean City. She is survived by sons E. Bloxom Daugherty III and his wife Bridgette of Berkeley Springs, WV, and Derek W. Daugherty and his lifelong partner Rose Saviano of Pompano Beach, FL, grandchildren Colleen Frances Fink and her husband Jeff of Fernley, NV, Tyler W. Daugherty of Blacksburg, VA, and Carolyn Marie Daugherty of Richmond, VA, brothers Col. William H. Hayes of San Antonio, TX, and Col. R. Kenneth Hayes and wife Bette of Montgomery, AL, and several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents and former husband she was preceded in death by sons Drew Tyler Daugherty and Dale Hayes "Chip" Daugherty, sister Ruby Gatton (Florida) and brothers Col. Cecil Hayes (San Rafael CA.) , Charles Edward "Ed" Hayes Jr. (Salisbury) and Ronald Hayes (Bristol,TN). Following cremation interment will be in Weaver cemetery in Bristol, TN. Friends of Opal and family are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, June 20 at the Hotel Atlantic in Berlin, MD. commencing at 1 PM. Condolences can be sent to bloxdaugherty@frontier.com. Arrangements are being handled by Messick Funeral Home Bivalve, MD.