Thomas J. Doherty

September 7, 1945 - January 17, 2017

Thomas Joseph “Tom” Doherty, 71, of Medicine Lodge, KS, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, KS. He was born on September 7, 1945 in Cherokee, OK, the son of Edward W. Doherty and Dorothy (Cox) Doherty. On January 17, 1969, he married Kathyrn (Weeks) Doherty in Kiowa, KS. She survives. Tom was born in Cherokee, OK and grew up and worked on the family dairy farm in Amorita, OK. He was a farmer, rancher and worked at the co-op elevator. He was a member of the St. Cornelius Catholic Church, Cherokee, OK and the American Legion. Surviving in addition to his wife, Kathyrn Doherty of Medicine Lodge, KS, are three sons, Ed (Stacy) Doherty of Medicine Lodge, KS, Tim (Michelle) Doherty of Kansas City, MO, and John (Mariah) Doherty of Kiowa, KS; Eight grandchildren, Amber, Tiffani (Matt), Casey (Abbi), Sam, Gavin, Isaac, Brooke, & Desiree; Six great-grandchildren, Hannah, Lakota, Chayce, Kash, Derrick, Tucker, and one on the way, Thomas; one brother, Phillip (Anita) Doherty of Amorita, OK; two sisters, Victoria (Jerry) Blevins of Kiowa, KS and Sharon (Melvin) Swafford of Kiowa, KS. Visitation will be on Friday, January 20, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with family present from 5-7 p.m. at Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Cornelius Catholic Church, Cherokee, OK with Father Bala Sagila Jesubas officiating. Burial will be in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery, Cherokee, OK. Memorials may be made to the Tom Doherty Burial Fund, in care of Larrison Funeral Home, 120 E. Lincoln, Medicine Lodge, KS 67104. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.