Amber M. Dougherty

Amber M. Dougherty October 2, 1996 - September 02, 2010 Amber M. Dougherty, age 13, of Tyrone died Thursday, Sept. 02, 2010, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville following a courageous lifelong battle with epilepsy. She was born Oct. 2, 1996, in Altoona, the daughter of Michael S. Dougherty and April Stacey Sharer. She is survived by her parents; two half-sisters, Haley Sharer and Taylor Sharer, both at home; her stepfather, Tony C. Sharer; her stepmother, Rebecca A. Dougherty; and grandparents, Carol Leap and Robert Maus, both of Tyrone and Jerry C. and Tanya Sharer, of Tyrone. She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Richard and Virginia Stacey, of Altoona. Amber was an eighth grade student at the Tyrone Area Middle School and was a member of the Bald Eagle United Methodist Church. She especially liked the cartoon "ScoobyDoo" and enjoyed spending time with her sisters. Amber loved life and lived it with a constant smile on her face. Funeral service for Amber M. Dougherty will be Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Bald Eagle United Methodist Church with Pastor Robert Andrews, of Danville and Pastor Christopher Klopp officiating. Private interment will follow in Bald Eagle Cemetery. Friends may call at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc. on Saturday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Contributions in Amber's memory may be made to the Amber Dougherty Trust Fund, c/o M & T Bank, 1 W. 10th Street, Tyrone, PA 16686.