PORTER CICERO HOUSTON, THE SON OF JOHN W. AND SALLIE CLAYTON HOUSTON, WAS BORN IN PANGBURN, ARKANSAS, ON JANUARY 16, 1933, AND PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN QUITMAN, ARKANSAS, ON MARCH 26, 2005, AT THE AGE OF 72 YEARS. MR. HOUSTON WAS A RETIRED CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND AN EMPLOYEE OF WARD BUS MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF CONWAY, ARKANSAS, FOR 21 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOWARD GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH, A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY HAVING SERVED 21 YEARS, AND WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR. HE LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN QUITMAN SINCE RETIRING FROM THE ARMY IN 1974 AND ENJOYED WORKING AT HOME AND BEING WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A BROTHER, DAVID HOUSTON, AND A GRANDSON, DAVID LOFTIS. SURVIVORS ARE HIS WIFE OF 51 YEARS, BERTIE TACKETT HOUSTON; CHILDREN: SON, BILLY HOUSTON OF QUITMAN, DAUGHTER, MARTHA HOUSTON OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK, DAUGHTER, VICKIE LOFTIS OF ENGLAND, SON, RICKIE HOUSTON OF CONWAY, SON, ODIS HOUSTON OF QUITMAN, SON, RAY HOUSTON OF QUITMAN, AND DAUGHTER JACKIE BENNETT OF CONWAY; TWO SISTERS, MODEAN CRIDER OF QUITMAN AND MARTHA LOU FOX OF WICHITA, KANSAS. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY 14 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN BESIDES OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.
VISITATION WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 28, FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00 PM AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, AND FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005, AT 2:00 PM AT THE HOWARD GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH BY REV. KERRY SMITH. PALLBEARERS WILL BE FARON GALLAWAY, BILLY JACKSON, JOHN GOODWIN, JIMMY GOODWIN, RON DAVIS, AND JIM INGRAM. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE DEWEY YOUNG, RONNIE SMITH, AND CHARLES VAUGHAN. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. OF HEBER SPRINGS,
VISITATION WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 28, FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00 PM AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, AND FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005, AT 2:00 PM AT THE HOWARD GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH BY REV. KERRY SMITH. PALLBEARERS WILL BE FARON GALLAWAY, BILLY JACKSON, JOHN GOODWIN, JIMMY GOODWIN, RON DAVIS, AND JIM INGRAM. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE DEWEY YOUNG, RONNIE SMITH, AND CHARLES VAUGHAN. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. OF HEBER SPRINGS,
PORTER CICERO HOUSTON, THE SON OF JOHN W. AND SALLIE CLAYTON HOUSTON, WAS BORN IN PANGBURN, ARKANSAS, ON JANUARY 16, 1933, AND PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN QUITMAN, ARKANSAS, ON MARCH 26, 2005, AT THE AGE OF 72 YEARS. MR. HOUSTON WAS A RETIRED CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND AN EMPLOYEE OF WARD BUS MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF CONWAY, ARKANSAS, FOR 21 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOWARD GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH, A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY HAVING SERVED 21 YEARS, AND WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR. HE LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN QUITMAN SINCE RETIRING FROM THE ARMY IN 1974 AND ENJOYED WORKING AT HOME AND BEING WITH HIS FAMILY. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A BROTHER, DAVID HOUSTON, AND A GRANDSON, DAVID LOFTIS. SURVIVORS ARE HIS WIFE OF 51 YEARS, BERTIE TACKETT HOUSTON; CHILDREN: SON, BILLY HOUSTON OF QUITMAN, DAUGHTER, MARTHA HOUSTON OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK, DAUGHTER, VICKIE LOFTIS OF ENGLAND, SON, RICKIE HOUSTON OF CONWAY, SON, ODIS HOUSTON OF QUITMAN, SON, RAY HOUSTON OF QUITMAN, AND DAUGHTER JACKIE BENNETT OF CONWAY; TWO SISTERS, MODEAN CRIDER OF QUITMAN AND MARTHA LOU FOX OF WICHITA, KANSAS. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY 14 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN BESIDES OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.
VISITATION WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 28, FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00 PM AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, AND FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005, AT 2:00 PM AT THE HOWARD GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH BY REV. KERRY SMITH. PALLBEARERS WILL BE FARON GALLAWAY, BILLY JACKSON, JOHN GOODWIN, JIMMY GOODWIN, RON DAVIS, AND JIM INGRAM. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE DEWEY YOUNG, RONNIE SMITH, AND CHARLES VAUGHAN. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. OF HEBER SPRINGS,
VISITATION WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 28, FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00 PM AT OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, AND FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005, AT 2:00 PM AT THE HOWARD GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH BY REV. KERRY SMITH. PALLBEARERS WILL BE FARON GALLAWAY, BILLY JACKSON, JOHN GOODWIN, JIMMY GOODWIN, RON DAVIS, AND JIM INGRAM. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE DEWEY YOUNG, RONNIE SMITH, AND CHARLES VAUGHAN. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. OF HEBER SPRINGS,
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