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SHREVEPORT, LA - Mrs. Eunice Ethel Smith Houston, 88, died at Highland Hospital on Monday, June 20, 1994 after a brief illness. Visitation will be held at Osborn Funeral Home at 3631 Southern Avenue, Tuesday, June 21, 1994 from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating ministers will be Dr. N.O. Pugh, retired Baptist minister; Richard Hermes, S.J. and Danny Perkins. Burial will follow at Forest Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Houston was a native of York, Alabama and a resident of Shreveport for over 70 years. She was a secretary and a member of Ingleside Baptist Church, Montessori School for Shreveport and a resident of Glen Oaks Home for 13 years.

Mrs. Houston was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Houston. She is survived by four daughters; Lucy Perkins of Shreveport, Elaine Akins of Phelan, California, Carolyn Hermes of Longview, Texas and Esther Beeman of Wacissa, Florida; one sister, Gladys Pugh of Shreveport; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on June 21, 1994)

Eunice married Lonnie Houston 14 Jul 1928, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Lonnie (son of Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances Viola Campbell) was born 13 Jul 1879, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 30 Jun 1954, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 2 Jul 1954, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Lucy Ethel Houston was born 28 Jun 1929, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Oct 2000, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Nov 2000, Stonewall Cemetery - Stonewall, Louisiana, USA.
2. Gladys Elaine Houston was born 16 Feb 1931, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 14 Apr 2001, Phelan, San Bernardino County, California, USA; was buried 23 Apr 2001, Rose Hills Memorial Park - Whittier, California, USA.
3. Carolyn Virginia Houston was born 2 Sep 1933, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; died 18 Aug 2017, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 22 Aug 2017, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
4. Esther Lavenia Houston was born 9 Sep 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Jun 2013, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA.
5. Twin Girl Houston was born 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 7 Oct 1941, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
6. Twin Girl Houston was born 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.