Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr.

1915 - 1995  (79 years)

• Name	Earl Lafayette Houston
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	6 May 1915	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Mar 1995	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	22 Mar 1995	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2256	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Isaac Newton Houston,   b. 23 Jul 1877, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 13 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Cora Belle Dance,   b. 7 Feb 1875, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1904	Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Bell Reily,   b. 17 Nov 1920, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 2024, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 103 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1941	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. E.L. Houston, Jr. + 2. S.R. Houston + 3. Shelby Newton Houston,   b. 30 Jan 1952, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 2020, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 May 1915 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 8 Nov 1941 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 20 Mar 1995 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 22 Mar 1995 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1920 Lazarus and Fannie Houston Family First row: Fannie Elizabeth Houston, Newell Osteen Pugh, Earl Lafayette Houston, Lester Ennis Houston, Elizebeth Houston, Francis Nevel Houston, Ottis Gilmer Houston, Frances Elizabeth Houston, Vernia Margaret Pugh, Margaret Elsie Houston, Stephen Bannerman Pugh Jr. Middle Row: Lilly Ruth Houston, Artie Eleanor Braswell Houston, Van Lazarus Houston, Dr. William Martin Houston, Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston, Ruth Evelyn Houston, Lazarus Lafayette "Lat" Houston, Mary Eleanor Houston, Frances Eloise "Smokie" Houston Back Row: Lonnie Houston, Cora Bell Dance Houston, Isaac Newton Houston, Hattie Jane Hollis Houston, Vesta Edgar Houston, Grace Elizabeth Houston Pugh, Lucille Dance Houston Maurer, Fannie Lou Houston, Gilbert Orren Houston, Ada Verlie Houston, Sybil Garnett Houston, William Aubrey Houston, Lonnie Gordon Houston
  		Earl Lafayette Houston 1932 C.E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  		Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr. (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr. Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Earl Lafayette Houston Name: Earl Layafette Houston [Earl Lafayette Houston] Gender: Male Relationship: Self (Head) Birth Date: 6 May 1915 Birth Place: Shreveport, Caddo, La. Age: 25 Residence: 3657 Greenway Pl., Shreveport, Caddo, La. Employer: Mr. Isaac Newton Houston, Central Wholesale Co. Place of Employment: 1527 Southern Ave., Shreveport, Caddo, La. Registration Year: 1940-1945
  		Virginia Reily and Earl Houston Are Complimented at Lovely Dinner Party Published in The Shreveport Times on November 8, 1941
  		Obituary of Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr. Published in The Shreveport Times on March 22, 1995

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr. Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Plot: Garden M
  		Houston Family Grave Marker Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Plot: Garden M

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: SHREVEPORT, LA - Mr. Earl L. Houston, Sr. died at home suddenly on March 20, 1995. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 22 at First Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Robert Guffey, Jr., assisted by Newell O. Pugh. He was born in Shreveport, LA on May 6, 1915 and was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac Newton and Cora Dance Houston. He attended Byrd High School and Louisiana State University where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He served in the 379th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross as the pilot of a B-17. An avid golfer, he was a charter member of the East Ridge County Club and Southern Trace County Club and presently a member of Shreveport County Club. He was a member of the Triple Triangle Sunday School and a deacon of First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Reily and two sons, Earl L. Houston, Jr. and his wife, Susan Beauchamp Houston of Washington, D.C. and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I and Shelby N. Houston and his wife, Garen McGregor Houston of Shreveport; and a daughter, Susan H. Carranza and her husband, Elihu of Ocean Springs, MS; three grandchildren, Gennan M. Houston, Robin S. Houston and Joel Carranza; two sisters, Mrs. Johnnie Moore (Frances Houston Moore) of Shreveport, LA and Mrs. Carl Maurer (Lucile Houston Maurer) of Estes Park, CO. Pallbearers will be Mason Jackson, Jr., Floyd L. Norton, Edward H. Railsback, John B. Greer, Jr., Charles B. Foster, General Gabe Disoway, Guido M. Pickett, W. Thomas Crowe, Hugh M. Stephens, Sidney G. Myers, William E. Fitzgerald, John D. Wheeless and E. Michael Harter, III. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Triple Triangle Sunday School Class, deacons of the First Baptist Church and employees of Allen Millworks. The family requests that memorials be made to First Baptist Church and the charity of their choice. (Published in The Shreveport Times on March 22, 1995)