Cherokee Municipal Cemetery, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Doherty, 71, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on September 7, 1945, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, the son of Edward W. Doherty and Dorothy (Cox) Doherty. On January 17, 1969, he married Kathyrn (Weeks) Doherty in Kiowa, Kansas. He was a farmer, rancher and worked at the co-op elevator. He was a member of the St. Cornelius Catholic Church, Cherokee, and the American Legion.

Survivors include his wife Kathyrn of Medicine Lodge, Kansas; sons Ed (Stacy) of Medicine Lodge, Tim (Michelle) of Kansas City, Missouri, and John (Mariah) of Kiowa; eight grandchildren, Amber, Tiffani (Matt), Casey (Abbi), Sam, Gavin, Isaac, Brooke, and Desiree; six great-grandchildren, Hannah, Lakota, Chayce, Kash, Derrick, Tucker, and one on the way, Thomas; one brother, Phillip (Anita) Doherty of Amorita, two sisters, Victoria (Jerry) Blevins and Sharon (Melvin) Swafford both of Kiowa, Kansas.

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the St. Cornelius Catholic Church, Cherokee, with Father Bala Sagila Jesubas officiating. Burial followed in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery, Cherokee, Oklahoma.

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 http://www.larrisonmortuary.com.

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