Doherty, Joan, of Plymouth, formerly of Dorchester, 79, on April 11th at Jordan Hospital. Survived by her beloved husband James Doherty of Plymouth and her loving children Mary Taylor of Plymouth, Sean Doherty of Dorchester, Nancy Smith of Milton, Patricia Doherty of Lynn, Mickey Curran of Quincy, Daniel Doherty of Arlington and Brian Doherty of North Easton. She also leaves her sisters Molly Pearce of England, Bernadette Devlin of Ireland and Doreen MacDonald of Canada, 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Friday April 14th at the Richard Davis Funeral Home, 619 State Rd (Rt 3A), Plymouth (Manomet) at 11AM. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday April 13th from 4 to 8 PM. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1 Bromfield St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108.