Dr. Alfred Wesley Doughty, DVM
	Dr. Alfred Wesley Doughty, DVM, age 81, of Pinckneyville, died Wednesday,
March 23, 2005 at 2:06 a.m. in Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
	Doc was born on February 19, 1924 in Farmington, Mo., a son to Walter Wood
and Minnie Melinda (Burch) Doughty. He married Margaret "Peg" Doughty on
September 8, 1949 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and she survives.  He was a veteran
of World War II in the United States Navy.  He earned a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Agriculture and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from University
of Missouri, Columbia.  He was a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for over 25
years and past President of Southern Illinois Veterinary Medical
Association.  He was a former PCHS schoolboard member, built Oxbow and
Westridge Subdivisions in Pinckneyville, a member of U.M.W.A., and most
recently owned and operated Oxbow Bed & Breakfast in Pinckneyville.  He was
also the track veterinarian for Du Quoin State Fair for 17 years, past
President of the Southern Illinois Bed & Breakfast Association, a Civil War
Enthusiast, a published author and restored old barns.  
	Survivors include his wife: Margaret "Peg" of Pinckneyville, one daughter:
Susan and Wilbur Engelhardt of Pinckneyville, two sons: Michael and Norma
Doughty of Dallas, Tex., and Sean Patrick and Christine Campbell of Nashville,
Tenn., two brothers: Donald Doughty of Farmington, Mo., and Melbourne and Irene
Doughty of Bonne Terre, Mo., two grandchildren: Amanda Frassato of Las Vegas,
Nev. and Sarah Frassato of Chicago, and numerous nieces and nephews.
	He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters: Nell Rednour and
Glenda Miller and one brother: Glenwood Doughty.
	Graveside services will be held at Doughty Family Cemetery in Farmington, Mo.
on Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 12:00 p.m.
	Friends may call at Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home, Pinckneyville on Friday,
March 25, 2005 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and then at Taylor Funeral
Home, Farmington, Mo. on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
	Memorials may be made to Luke Memorial Hospice.
