FORT COVINGTON, N.Y. – Harriet A. Doherty, 52, of 132 Pike St. and formerly of Georgetown, S.C., died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at St. Regis Nursing Home in Massena, N.Y. She had been a resident there since July 19, 2005. Born June 22, 1953, in Machias, she was the daughter of Henry and Octavia Lund Dowling. She graduated from the University of Maine. She was united in marriage to Allen Doherty in Princeton. The marriage ended in divorce. Harriet taught at Tara Hall, a private boy’s school in Georgetown, S.C., for several years. She retired in June 2005, and moved to Fort Covington, N.Y. because of her health. Survivors include her father, Henry Dowling of Whitneyville; her ex-husband, Allen Doherty of Bangor; one son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Tricia Doherty of Fort Covington; one daughter and son-in-law, Nicole and John Benson of Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Samuel and Clayton Dowling, both of Whitneyville; and five grandchildren, Hunter Doherty of Fort Covington, N.Y. and Briana, Kayla, Amelia and Emily Benson, all of Birmingham, Ala. There are no calling hours. The funeral service and burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Donations may be made in her memory to Martha’s House, P.O. Box 2763, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. Arrangements are through the Cappiello-McKenzie and Cosgrove Funeral Home in Fort Covington, N.Y.
HARRIET A. DOHERTY
