Susie Jane “Mamaw” Daugherty
Susie Jane “Mamaw” Daugherty, 90, of Clinton passed away Friday, May 22, 2026, at her home.
Susie was born Aug. 20, 1935, to Starl and Martha Brown Marlow. She loved the Lord, her family and her many friends. Throughout her life, Susie took great pride in caring for her grandchildren and many children from her extended family.
Later in life, she began working in the kitchen at Briarcliff Nursing Facility, where she was loved by staff and residents alike. She was a faithful member of Mount Olive Baptist Church until her health declined.
Susie will be remembered for always having food and kind words for any visitor who stopped by.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Starl and Martha Marlow; stepmother, Ina Marlow; husband of 68 years, Alvin “Foots” Daugherty; granddaughters, Brandie Braden and Susan Byrge; sisters, Mary Viola Marlow, Ethel Marlow, Mary Emily Sharp and Lula Mae Cooper; brothers, Delford Marlow and Delbert Marlow; son-in-law, John Wayne Braden; and sister-in-law, Michael Anne Braden, who considered Susie her mother.
She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Braden, Patty Landrum and Martha Sexton and husband Jeremy, all of Clinton; grandchildren, Amanda Braden, Jacob Sexton and fiancée Alandria Manning, Kayla Sexton, Elijah Sexton, Grace Braden and boyfriend Samuel Cox, and John Braden; great-granddaughter, Esmae Lynn Cox; and brother-in-law, Johnny Braden.
The family would like to thank Covenant Home Health and UT Hospice for their loving caregivers, the Mount Olive Baptist Church family and Susie’s many friends for their prayers and acts of kindness.
The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. The funeral followed. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Sunset Cemetery.
Brother Clayton Duncan will officiate, with readings by Pastor Jaron Eagle.
