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William Harrison “Harry” Houk

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William Harrison “Harry” Houk

Birth
Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Death
11 Aug 1955 (aged 66)
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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The Muncie Star, Friday, August 12, 1955, page 14

William H. (Harry) Houk, 66, died suddenly Thursday at Ball Hospital where he had been taken after he became ill while working at Acme-Lees. He resided at 211 W. Berkley Ave.

Mr. Houk was a native of Winchester and he came to Muncie 45 years ago. He had worked at Acme-Lees 12 years and was a member of the Friends Memorial Church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Local 459, CIO.

Survivors include his wife, Allie; two sons, William A. of Ft. Wayne, and John C. of Chula Vista, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Sara E. Kappler, Anderson, Mrs. Marjorie Barr, Union City, and Judy Houk, Muncie; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Houk of Winchester; three brothers, George of Saratoga, Everett of San Leandro, Calif., and David of Albany; three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Baird, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Nellie Baird, Winchester, and Mrs. May Wickersham, Richmond.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Parson Mortuary by the Rev. Robert Jones. Burial will be in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery north of Muncie. Friends may call at the mortuary after 4 p.m. Friday.
The Muncie Star, Friday, August 12, 1955, page 14

William H. (Harry) Houk, 66, died suddenly Thursday at Ball Hospital where he had been taken after he became ill while working at Acme-Lees. He resided at 211 W. Berkley Ave.

Mr. Houk was a native of Winchester and he came to Muncie 45 years ago. He had worked at Acme-Lees 12 years and was a member of the Friends Memorial Church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Local 459, CIO.

Survivors include his wife, Allie; two sons, William A. of Ft. Wayne, and John C. of Chula Vista, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Sara E. Kappler, Anderson, Mrs. Marjorie Barr, Union City, and Judy Houk, Muncie; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Houk of Winchester; three brothers, George of Saratoga, Everett of San Leandro, Calif., and David of Albany; three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Baird, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Nellie Baird, Winchester, and Mrs. May Wickersham, Richmond.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Parson Mortuary by the Rev. Robert Jones. Burial will be in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery north of Muncie. Friends may call at the mortuary after 4 p.m. Friday.


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