| Obit For | William Houston |
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| Headline | WM. HOUSTON DIED SUNDAY MORNING OF HEART ATTACK Funeral Held At Community Building In Cassville Today, Thursday Afternoon Interment In Oak Hill |
| Text - Outline | Will Houston, old time and well known Barry County citizen, died suddenly, Saturday morning at home in Monett, following a heart attack. Bill, as he was familiarly known, had been suffering for the past few weeks with his heart. Friday, before his passing, he and his good wife had gone to Bentonville, Ark., where he consulted a specialist. They stopped in Cassville on their on their return home and visited with friends, and he was in his usual jolly mood. He slept soundly that night until about 4:clock, when he complained of severe pain in his breast. Medical aid was immediately summoned but he passed on at about 8 o'clock that morning. His death was a complete shock to his many friends throughout the country. He was one of the county's best known men and had many friends in every part of the county. He had always taken a prominent part in all matters of interest to his county and was one of the county's biggest hearted men. He was a Democrat politician and served the county as Assessor, Sheriff and Collector and made a splendid official. He was exceeding popular and always pelled a heavy vote from the opposing political side. Always ready to aid those in distress, he never turned a deaf ear to appeals for aid and would have taken his shirt off his back to aid a friend in need. Bill Houston was a likeable character, one that made friends quickly and in many cases, it has been known he gave his last dollar and in some instances, obligated himself to aid some family which had been visited by death or lost their all in all by fire. It was the writers good fortune to have known him long and well and we only knew him to esteem him more highly as the years passed by. Today we miss his kindly smile and friendly greeting; we long in vain to hear the ring of his jovial laughter and to feel again his genial presence. The sunset speaks but feebly of the glories of another day. All is well. He was a devoted husband. If there was ever a home filled with love and devotion, it was this one. Real pals in every sense of the word; unkind words being few and far between. He was married in 1891 to Miss Minerva Tolby of Cassville. He is survived by his widow, two daughters: Mrs. J. R. Trolinger of Twin Fall, Idaho, and Mrs. Gladys Brown of Los Angeles, Calif., and a grandson, Houston Trolinger. He also leaves two brothers, James Houston of Kansas City, and John Houston of White Rock, Utah. And five sisters, Mrs. Tony Hilton and Mrs. Lena Anderson of Los Angeles, Mrs. Maggie Purviance, Mrs. Laura O'Harrell and Mrs. Bland Jones of Kansas. William Houston was the son of George and Rhonda Houston and was born in Tennessee in 1870. He was the oldest of twelve children. The family came to Barry county when William Houston was an infant and lived on a farm on Flat Creek near Cassville, where the parents died. Gene Frost of Cassville, probate judge, and Dr. B. B. Kelly of Purdy, close friends of the deceased, will make a short talks at the services. Music will be given by a quartet composed of Mrs. Glen Peal, Mrs. John Ray, Chas Willis and Clinton Blythe of Cassville, accompanied by Mrs. Troy Wilson at the piano. G. Peyton Gulick of Monett will play a violin solo, accompanied by Mrs. William Scott at the piano. The acting pall bearers are Dink Stone and V. B. Hall of Monett, Floyd Howard of Purdy, Tom Northcutt of Seligman, Troy Wilson and Steve Hailey of Cassville. The honorary pall bearers are Jess McCraw, Will Higgs, Pat Brown and L. R. McNatt of Purdy; C.C. Chandler, Carl Mitchell, O. P. Brite, Walter Vanzandt, Walter Sallee, Calvin Hadley, Wm Hankins, Ad Carney, WM Hatley and Geo. Russell of Cassville; Walter Northcutt of Seligman; Tom Ghan of Wheaton, John Northern, S.T. Clutter, Lloyd Howard, and Edgar Short of Monett: Bill Adcock and John Black of Washburn. The flower-bearers are Mrs. Everett Cox and Mrs. Gene Williams of Purdy, Mrs. Buford Wilks, Mrs. Lynn Mitchell, Mrs. Henry Thomas, Mrs. John Imgram and Miss Ora Birkes of Cassville, Miss Faye Counts and Miss Ima Reed of Monett. Mrs. And Mrs. S. H. Purviance of Madison, Kansas, and Mrs. E. A. King of Lone Elm, Kansas, arrived Monday to attend the funeral. Mrs. Purviance and Mrs. King are Mr. Houston?s sisters, Mrs. Enoch Trolinger and Lucian Houston of Tulsa, Okla., arrived Tuesday. Impressive funeral services were conducted at the Community Building in Cassville Thursday afternoon by Rev. Patrick and Rev. Crabb. The funeral and arrangements are in charge of the Blankenship Funeral Service of Purdy, where Mr. Houston lived years ago. Many beautiful floral emblems were received near and afar as an expression of the high esteem in which this splendid character was. Research Note: Missouri Death Cert. # 7722 Name: William Houston Born: May 28, 1870, TN Parents: George and Rhoda (Curtis) Houston Died: March 24, 1934 in Monett, Barry Co., MO Burial was in Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Democrat |
| Date | March 29, 1934 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | - |
| Submitted by | Barbara Erwin |
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