 Margaret
(Knoble) Doughty, age 90, a longtime resident of Oilmont, passed
away Monday February 20, 2006 at the Marias Medical Center in
Shelby. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday at the
Community United Methodist Church in Shelby with burial to follow in
Mountain View Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m., Thursday, at
the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Condolences can be sent to the
family at
www.whittedfuneralchapel.com
Survivors include sons, Bob (Donna) Doughty of Great Falls, Bill (Ida) Doughty of Shelby; daughters, Marleen (Jim) Blair of Shelby, Peggy (Don) Hartwell of Cut Bank; special friend, Carroll Schlegel of Sunburst; nine grandchildren, David (Pam) Doughty of Great Falls, Billiette (Tim) Coolidge of Kevin, Jon (Lori) Blair of Fargo, ND, Don (Barbara) Doughty of Great Falls, Kent (Kami) Doughty of Bedford, NH, Jeff (Debbie) Doughty of Hammond, OR, Shawn Doughty of Boston, MA, Kori (Rod Smith) Hartwell of Billings and Kelly (fiancé Jody Stanford) Hartwell of Kevin; eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, as well as several step-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Margaret was born on May 1, 1915 in Sweet Grass, MT to Raymond and Gladys (Waddell) Knoble. She attended school in Sweet Grass, Morgan Creek Country School near Glendive, the Burnham School near Havre and Oilmont High School. Margaret came to Oilmont in 1931 at age 17 to go to high school. During high school years, Margaret worked as a waitress in cafes in Oilmont, Kevin and Sunburst to pay for her schooling. She met Earl Doughty in Oilmont and they married Dec. 24, 1935 in Shelby. Margaret and Earl continued living in Oilmont, where they raised their five children. Margaret enjoyed bowling, dancing, reading, crocheting, playing the piano and accordion as well as flower gardening. She also enjoyed sending letters as well as receiving them. Her favorite times were spent with her family at family gatherings, especially Christmas at the family home and summers at the family cabin at Pinnacle. She was a member of the Kevin Senior Center and the Methodist Church. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Mildred Kleppen; her brother, William Knoble, her husband, Earl; her son, Jon; and three grandsons, Eric and Steve Blair and Shane Doughty. Memorials are suggested to the Tree of Life or a charity of the donor’s choice. |