St. Clair County Obits

DARYL C. MCCARTHY

St. Clair County Courier
20 October 2006
Daryl Creighton McCarthy was born on July 25, 1924, to Raymond Creighton and Bertha Evaline Goodwin McCarthy, at their home in Cedar County near Caplinger Mills, close to Stockton. He graduated from the El Dorado Springs High School in May 1942. After graduation he began farming with his father on their farm near Ohio, Mo.
On Aug. 29, 1948, he married Hazel Ruth Scott at the Lowry City Church of God (Holiness). Three sons were born to their marriage - Daryl Eugene, Paul Duane and Michael David. He and Ruth resided on their farm until 1975 when they moved to Lowry City where they have lived since then.
Creighton, or D.C. as he was known, was saved and sanctified when he was 12 years old and consistently and diligently lived for the Lord the rest of his life. Creighton and Ruth faithfully attended the Lowry City Church of God (Holiness) since their marriage. He served for most of those years in numerous capacities at the church, including church board, Sunday school superintendent, Sunday school teacher and Sunday school bus driver.
Creighton and Ruth celebrated their 58th anniversary in August 2006 shortly before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On a rainy Monday morning, Oct. 16, 2006, he went to be with his Lord.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of the home; son, Daryl, and his wife, Teri McCarthy, of Lenexa, Kan., and their children, Lance and Jamie McCarthy, and their son who is Creighton's first great-grandson, Jackson Seth born Oct. 10, of Mission, Kan., Kevin and Lana McCarthy Eklund, Columbia; son Paul, Lenexa, Kan., and his sons Zachary, Overland Park, and Tyler, Bethany, Okla.; son Michael and Marsha, Lowry City, and their children, Josh, who was deployed to Iraq on Oct. 9, and Chelcie, of the home; a niece, Donna McCarthy Bay and husband, Steve, Olathe, Kan.; and a great-niece, Stephanie Bay, and husband, Kris, Yukon, Okla.
Services were held Oct. 18 at the Lowry City Church of God (Holiness) with Rev. Steve Elsey, Rev. Noel Scott and Rev. Charles Hayton officiating. Music was by Dennis Goodwin and Harold, Delbert and Philena Scott. Accompanists were Betty Scott and Marcia McCarthy. Casketbearers were Lance McCarthy, Zachary McCarthy, Tyler McCarthy, Joshua McCarthy, Kevin Eklund, Stephen Bay and Stephen Scott. Interment was in the Lowry City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to the Creighton McCarthy Memorial Fund at the International Institute for Christian Studies (IICS), 10100 W. 87th Street, Suite 303, Overland Park, Kan., 66220.