Reverend Donald Wayne Doggett | Obituaries

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Reverend Donald Wayne Doggett, 72, of Laurel, Mississippi, passed away on July 17, 2022. He was born to parents Otis David and Irma Elizabeth Doggett on December 27, 1949.

He graduated from Northeast Jones High School in 1967 and William Carey College in 1972. Donald served in the ministry for 35 years throughout Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. He retired from the Memphis Area Transit Authority due to his battle with Parkinsons disease. Donald enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He loved sports, but most especially, Tennessee football.

Donald is survived by his daughter Wendy Elbourne and her husband, Keith, and son Brett Doggett and his wife, Heather; 12 grandchildren, Julia and Jonathan Elbourne, Nathanael, Madison, Andrew, Cailyn, Thaddaeus, Josiah, Savanna, Sadie, Taylor, and Micah Doggett; his sister Libby Welch and her husband, Paul, and his brother Tommy Doggett and his wife, June, along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Otis David Doggett and Irma Elizabeth Reeves.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jonathan Elbourne, Nathanael Doggett, Andrew Doggett, Stuart Doggett, Craig Doggett, and Gary Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Crane, James Crane, Ray Dodson, Butch Hinshaw, Kenney Holifield, Thomas Livingston, Jerry Nicholson, and Danny Staples.

A special thank you to the staff, nurses, and doctors at Comfort Care Nursing Home for their loving care and support during his final days.

Family and friends are invited to the visitation at Mt. Vernon Congregational Methodist Church on Saturday, July 23, 2022, beginning at 9:30 am The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, officiated by Reverend Davy Fenton. Burial will follow at the Mt. Vernon Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014 or michaeljfox.org.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.

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