Husband of Laura Belle Porter -m- 15 April 1896
Father of:
Robert Newton Houston
Obituary - form unknown newspaper, June 1940
The funeral of W. A. Houston was held at Barnett Church Thursday afternoon, the Rev. A. L. Alexander, pastor of the Eldon Christian Church, officiating. Following the reading of the obituary by the Rev. Woods, and the sermon, the burial ritual of the Masonic Lodge was used with John Morrow of Eldon Ionia Lodge No. 381, giving the ceremony in order with Robert E. Reeves as chaplain. Members of the I.O.O.F and the A.F. & A.M. of Barnett, Versailles and Eldon were present to honor Mr. Houston who had been presented a Jewel by the Eldon lodge for having been a member of the Masonic order for fifty years.
The pallbearers were Robert Frost, John Merriott, R.E. Edmondson, W.E. Dunlap, Dr. W.H. Brockman, and Ralph Reed.
William Alfred Houston, son of Alfred Moore and Malinda Houston was born in Miller County, Missouri, August 21, 1847, and died at his home north of Barnett, June 23, 1940, at the age of 92 years, 10 months and 2 days, the youngest of a family of ten children. (this is in error - he died on 21 June 1940 and was the youngest of nine children.)
He spent his boyhood in Miller County on the old home farm located west of Eldon. At the age of eighteen he joined the Christian Church and remained a stalwart and respected member until the day of his death.
On April 15, 1896, he was united in marriage with Laura B. Allen (maiden name Porter) and to this union was born two children. One passed away in infancy. The other, Robert Houston, still resides at the family home.
Uncle William, as his friends and neighbors affectionately called him, was a valued member of both the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges for over 45 years.
The years of his life saw many changes and much progress but although he acquired a goodly portion of this worlds goods, Uncle William never placed money above friendship or turned a deaf ear to the needy.
To the day of his death he took a keen interest in the affairs of his community and enjoyed hearing about what his friends were doing. Although naturally reticent, when asked would give a friend advice that. . . (balance of article missing)
Father of:
Robert Newton Houston
Obituary - form unknown newspaper, June 1940
The funeral of W. A. Houston was held at Barnett Church Thursday afternoon, the Rev. A. L. Alexander, pastor of the Eldon Christian Church, officiating. Following the reading of the obituary by the Rev. Woods, and the sermon, the burial ritual of the Masonic Lodge was used with John Morrow of Eldon Ionia Lodge No. 381, giving the ceremony in order with Robert E. Reeves as chaplain. Members of the I.O.O.F and the A.F. & A.M. of Barnett, Versailles and Eldon were present to honor Mr. Houston who had been presented a Jewel by the Eldon lodge for having been a member of the Masonic order for fifty years.
The pallbearers were Robert Frost, John Merriott, R.E. Edmondson, W.E. Dunlap, Dr. W.H. Brockman, and Ralph Reed.
William Alfred Houston, son of Alfred Moore and Malinda Houston was born in Miller County, Missouri, August 21, 1847, and died at his home north of Barnett, June 23, 1940, at the age of 92 years, 10 months and 2 days, the youngest of a family of ten children. (this is in error - he died on 21 June 1940 and was the youngest of nine children.)
He spent his boyhood in Miller County on the old home farm located west of Eldon. At the age of eighteen he joined the Christian Church and remained a stalwart and respected member until the day of his death.
On April 15, 1896, he was united in marriage with Laura B. Allen (maiden name Porter) and to this union was born two children. One passed away in infancy. The other, Robert Houston, still resides at the family home.
Uncle William, as his friends and neighbors affectionately called him, was a valued member of both the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges for over 45 years.
The years of his life saw many changes and much progress but although he acquired a goodly portion of this worlds goods, Uncle William never placed money above friendship or turned a deaf ear to the needy.
To the day of his death he took a keen interest in the affairs of his community and enjoyed hearing about what his friends were doing. Although naturally reticent, when asked would give a friend advice that. . . (balance of article missing)
Husband of Laura Belle Porter -m- 15 April 1896
Father of:
Robert Newton Houston
Obituary - form unknown newspaper, June 1940
The funeral of W. A. Houston was held at Barnett Church Thursday afternoon, the Rev. A. L. Alexander, pastor of the Eldon Christian Church, officiating. Following the reading of the obituary by the Rev. Woods, and the sermon, the burial ritual of the Masonic Lodge was used with John Morrow of Eldon Ionia Lodge No. 381, giving the ceremony in order with Robert E. Reeves as chaplain. Members of the I.O.O.F and the A.F. & A.M. of Barnett, Versailles and Eldon were present to honor Mr. Houston who had been presented a Jewel by the Eldon lodge for having been a member of the Masonic order for fifty years.
The pallbearers were Robert Frost, John Merriott, R.E. Edmondson, W.E. Dunlap, Dr. W.H. Brockman, and Ralph Reed.
William Alfred Houston, son of Alfred Moore and Malinda Houston was born in Miller County, Missouri, August 21, 1847, and died at his home north of Barnett, June 23, 1940, at the age of 92 years, 10 months and 2 days, the youngest of a family of ten children. (this is in error - he died on 21 June 1940 and was the youngest of nine children.)
He spent his boyhood in Miller County on the old home farm located west of Eldon. At the age of eighteen he joined the Christian Church and remained a stalwart and respected member until the day of his death.
On April 15, 1896, he was united in marriage with Laura B. Allen (maiden name Porter) and to this union was born two children. One passed away in infancy. The other, Robert Houston, still resides at the family home.
Uncle William, as his friends and neighbors affectionately called him, was a valued member of both the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges for over 45 years.
The years of his life saw many changes and much progress but although he acquired a goodly portion of this worlds goods, Uncle William never placed money above friendship or turned a deaf ear to the needy.
To the day of his death he took a keen interest in the affairs of his community and enjoyed hearing about what his friends were doing. Although naturally reticent, when asked would give a friend advice that. . . (balance of article missing)
Father of:
Robert Newton Houston
Obituary - form unknown newspaper, June 1940
The funeral of W. A. Houston was held at Barnett Church Thursday afternoon, the Rev. A. L. Alexander, pastor of the Eldon Christian Church, officiating. Following the reading of the obituary by the Rev. Woods, and the sermon, the burial ritual of the Masonic Lodge was used with John Morrow of Eldon Ionia Lodge No. 381, giving the ceremony in order with Robert E. Reeves as chaplain. Members of the I.O.O.F and the A.F. & A.M. of Barnett, Versailles and Eldon were present to honor Mr. Houston who had been presented a Jewel by the Eldon lodge for having been a member of the Masonic order for fifty years.
The pallbearers were Robert Frost, John Merriott, R.E. Edmondson, W.E. Dunlap, Dr. W.H. Brockman, and Ralph Reed.
William Alfred Houston, son of Alfred Moore and Malinda Houston was born in Miller County, Missouri, August 21, 1847, and died at his home north of Barnett, June 23, 1940, at the age of 92 years, 10 months and 2 days, the youngest of a family of ten children. (this is in error - he died on 21 June 1940 and was the youngest of nine children.)
He spent his boyhood in Miller County on the old home farm located west of Eldon. At the age of eighteen he joined the Christian Church and remained a stalwart and respected member until the day of his death.
On April 15, 1896, he was united in marriage with Laura B. Allen (maiden name Porter) and to this union was born two children. One passed away in infancy. The other, Robert Houston, still resides at the family home.
Uncle William, as his friends and neighbors affectionately called him, was a valued member of both the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges for over 45 years.
The years of his life saw many changes and much progress but although he acquired a goodly portion of this worlds goods, Uncle William never placed money above friendship or turned a deaf ear to the needy.
To the day of his death he took a keen interest in the affairs of his community and enjoyed hearing about what his friends were doing. Although naturally reticent, when asked would give a friend advice that. . . (balance of article missing)
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