Paul L. Doughty, the son of Franklin Linnius and Edna Rachel (Wright) Doughty, was born February 18, 1960 in Dallas, Oregon. He attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri, graduating in 1978. Paul attended Tarkio College, before attending Maryville Technical School, receiving his Licensed Practical Nursing certificate in 1992.

On September 15, 1991, Paul was united in marriage to Mary Lea Nelson at Niedermeyer Park, Tarkio. They made their home in Tarkio before moving to Holiday, Florida in 1994.

Paul was employed by Excel Beef Plant after high school in Phelps City, Missouri. He then worked as a nurse in a nursing home and jail and prison in Florida, retiring in 2017. In March of 2020, the couple moved to Albany, Missouri where he lived until to the present time.

Paul was a member of the United Methodist Church, Tarkio. He was a former member of the Boy Scouts and very proud of earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He enjoyed reading, watching movies, listening to music, and riding motorcycles. Paul passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at his home in Albany, at the age of 62.

Besides his parents, Paul was preceded in death by adopted grandparents, Charles and Maude Wright; birth mother, Shay Weathers. Survivors include wife, Mary Doughty, Albany; step children, Kristie (Randy) Poppa, Albany, and Michael Moore, Omaha, Nebraska; numerous step grandchildren, brothers and sisters-in-laws.

Memorial Service: 1:00 P.M., Thursday, June 9, 2022, Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio, Missouri.

There is no visitation.

Private family inurnment will be held at a later date.

Memorials: Albany United Methodist Church, Albany.

Arrangements: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

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