Virginia Bell Reily

1920 - 2024  (103 years)

• Name	Virginia Bell Reily
  Nickname	Tenny
  Born	17 Nov 1920	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Mar 2024	Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
  Buried	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2293	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr.,   b. 6 May 1915, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1995, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 79 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 - 17 Nov 1920 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 8 Nov 1941 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 20 Mar 2024 - Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA Buried - - 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		Virginia Bell "Tenny" Reily Houston Obituary picture
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1941 Centenary College of Louisiana Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Senior B.A., English Zeta Tau Alha; Cen Coe; Chi Sigma Nu
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1940 Centenary College of Louisiana Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Zeta Tau Alpha Member
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1939 Centenary College of Louisiana Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA The CenCoes Sorority
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1938 Centenary College of Louisiana Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Freshman French Club; Zeta Tau Alpha
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1936 C. E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Junior
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1936 C. E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Hi-Life
  		Virginia Bell Reily 1935 C. E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Sophomore

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Birth Announcement of Virginia Bell Reily Published in The Shreveport Journal on November 18, 1920
  		Marriage Announcement of Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr. and Virginia Bell Reily Published in The Shreveport Journal on October 20, 1941
  		Virginia Reily and Earl Houston Are Complimented at Lovely Dinner Party Published in The Shreveport Times on November 8, 1941
  		Mrs. J. B. Vaughn attends marriage of Miss Virginina Reily Published in The Monroe Morning World on Novmeber 11, 1941
  		East Ridge County Club Women's Golf Tournament Medalists - Virginia Reily Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on October 14, 1959
  		East Rigdge County Club Chairmen - Virgina Reily Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on October 7, 1962
  		East Ridge County Club's Women's Golf Championship Tournament - Virginia Reily Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on October 10, 1962
  		Obituary of Virginia Bell "Tenny" Reily Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on March 30, 2024

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Virginia Bell "Tenny" Reily Houston 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: Virginia Bell Reily Houston November 17, 1920 - March 20, 2024 Ocean Springs, MS Virginia Bell Reily Houston, stepped into Heaven at Lighthouse Retirement Home, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She was 103. Virginia was born on November 17, 1920, to Hermye Bell Reily and James Shelby Reily in Shreveport, LA. She attended CE College, Byrd High School and Centenary College where she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. After college she married an Air Force pilot, Earl Lafayette Houston. They were married 50 years until his passing. "Tenny", as she was affectionately known to her friends, dearly loved parties, bridge, golf, LSU, and traveling. After Earl passed, she traveled the world making new friends everywhere she went. Her favorite place was Gulf Shores, Alabama where she spent Christmas with family every year. Tenny was a member of First Baptist Church in Shreveport, LA for 80 years. She loved her church and never missed a Sunday school class. When she could no longer attend the class in person she listened to it on her phone. She spent her last three years in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, home of her daughter and son-in-law, where she enjoyed living at the Lighthouse, an assisted living facility. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, James Shelby Reily Jr.; and her son, Shelby Newton Houston. She is survived by her children, Earl 'Jay' Lafayette Houston, Jr, Susan Houston Carranza, son-in-law Elihu Carranza and daughter-in-law, Garen McGregor Houston; grandchildren, Joel Elihu Carranza, Gennan Michelle Lenert, Robin Shelby Dixon, Anna Pearn Houston, and Beatrice Houston. She was also blessed with 5 great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank all of her dedicated friends and the staff at the Oaks of Louisiana and The Lighthouse in Ocean Springs, who loved, cared for and supported her over the last few years. A memorial service to be held at a later date in Shreveport, LA. Riemann Family Funeral Home, West Jackson County, is proudly serving the Houston family. Share memories, condolences, and photos with his family at www.riemannfamily.com. (Published by Riemann Family Funeral Home of Gulfport, MS)