Josiath Sr. Obituary (1948

AUGUSTA ? Josiath A. Doray Sr., 54, of Willow Street died Monday, July 28, 2003. He was born in North Conway, N.H., on Oct. 29, 1948, the son of Richard and Emily (Mitchell) Doray. He served during Vietnam with the Army Reserves. He loved to sing, play guitar, swim and collect sports cards. He worked for Digital Equipment Corp. in Augusta for 20 years. He was predeceased by his parents; a brother, David Doray; and a sister, Virginia Sutter. He is survived by two sons, Daniel Doray Sr. of Fairfield and Josiath Doray Jr. of Tucson, Ariz.; three daughters, Peggy Easler of Norridgewok, Tanya Doray of Vassalboro and Virginia Vincent of Greensburg, Pa.; three brothers, Richard Doray of Beaufort S.C., Rodney Doray of Randolph and Clayton Doray of Augusta; two sisters, Eleanor Doray of Latrobe, Pa., and Beverly Norton of Augusta; a close friend, Beverly Fisher of Augusta; 12 grandchildren, one great-grandson; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Visiting hours will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in Resthaven Cemetery, Windsor.