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Ralph Edward Doty

Birth	:	31 Mar 1898 South Dakota, USA
Death	:	21 Apr 1977
Burial	:	Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0052986, -96.4708023
Description	:	Ralph Edward Doty was born March 31, 1898 near Alcester, SD, the eldest son of Nick and Maggie Hampton Doty. He was educated in Cole school and attended Business College in Sioux City. He spent two years with his family on a homestead in Lyman County near Presho, SD, and then returned to their Union County home near Alcester. To some persons it may be hard to believe that he attended grade school for 12 years. The explanation is that he could only attend school from late fall to early spring when he was needed at home with the farm work.... Read More	Ralph Edward Doty was born March 31, 1898 near Alcester, SD, the eldest son of Nick and Maggie Hampton Doty. He was educated in Cole school and attended Business College in Sioux City. He spent two years with his family on a homestead in Lyman County near Presho, SD, and then returned to their Union County home near Alcester. To some persons it may be hard to believe that he attended grade school for 12 years. The explanation is that he could only attend school from late fall to early spring when he was needed at home with the farm work. He was an avid reader of history and progressive in his thinking both in his personal business as well as his community and church work. In his early twenties he left the farm and moved to Hawarden working first for Stickle and Johnson Drug Store and then sold Model T"s for DeHarty Motors. He married Viola Fleshman on June 3, 1923 and in 1924 they opened their own business in Hawarden. This initially was an ice cream and candy shop but also developed into a successful cafe featuring home-made ice cream. They operated the cafe business for 18 years until selling it in 1942. Since then he has taken an active interest in his farm and other business operations. Ralph was a member of the First Baptist Church, servicing as a trustee for 17 years and Treasurer for several years and taught a Sunday School class. He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite Bodies and the Sioux City Consistory. He was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, a trustee of Sioux Empire College of Hawarden and was active in community projects. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, three brothers, Leo, John and Lloyd and two sisters Marie Erickson and Perle Johnson. He died April 21, 1977 from a massive stroke. Survivors include the widow; a daughter Charlene and her husband Robert George of Anamosa, IA; a son, Charles and his wife Linda of Hawarden; six grandchildren Steven, Nancy and David George, and Scott, Randy and Don Doty; a brothers, L. R. Doty of Alcester, SD and three sisters Olive, Mrs. Floyd A. Johnson of Alcester, Fern, Mrs. Lawrence Patnee of Beresford, SD; and Joy, Mrs. Lyndon Bright of Denver, CO. Prayer services was held on April 22, 1977 at the Dow Funeral Home. Memorial services were held at 10:30 A.M., April 23, at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Arthur J. DeNeui in charge. Music was provided by Mrs. Rodney Martin, Lawrence Ludwigs and Harold VanderSchoor. Casket Bearers were Ken Doty of Sioux Falls, Charles Telford of Rock Rapids, Vaugn Johnson of Alcester, Clifford Doty, Bernard Weyer and Pete Miller, all of Hawarden. Interment was in Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden with a Masonic Graveside Service. Hawarden Independent 4/28/1977

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Latitude: 43.0052986
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Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Viola Margaret Fleshman Doty

(1901 - 1990)

Siblings

Fern Vera Doty Patnoe

(1911 - 2009)

Leo Kenneth “Bud” Doty

(1913 - 1955)

Children

Charles Ralph “Chuck” Doty

(1937 - 2013)

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