Ernestine Doughty

Mrs. Ernestine Doughty, 96, of the Chestnut Glade Community passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Ernestine Doughty will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church in Dukedom. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton, Kentucky is charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Ernestine was born on June 17, 1927 in Hickman County Kentucky to the late Ernest Stephenson and Pearl Pharis Stephenson. She was devoted member of the Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church in Dukedom for 67 years and she lived all of her life in Weakley County. Mama lived her life serving her Lord and Savior through visits, witnessing to others and her community as a member of Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church. She also loved her husband and family and everyone she met. She made a difference in so many lives by living what she believed in.
She was a hard working lady. She had previously worked for Kellwoods in Dresden for many years. In addition, she drove a school bus for Weakley County Schools and worked in the cafeterias at Martin and Dresden for a combined 30 years, all while working by her husband’s side milking cows, and running a farm and raising her children. She retired in 2010. She continued to always put others ahead of herself. She loved life and was truly a blessing to all, but most of all she loved the Lord and was at peace when he called her home. She is survived by two daughters, Tresa (Bobby) Gordon of Dresden and Glenda Reagan of Martin; two sons, Jerry (Jean) Doughty of Dresden and Bobby Doughty of Martin; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Danny Hazlewood of Gadsden. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Baxter Montreal “Treal” Doughty; a daughter, Brenda Hazlewood; four sisters and four brothers.
Memorials may be made to Pleasant View Missionary Church, c/o Debbie Riley, 120 State Route 2150, Fulton, KY 42041. Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com