Obituary of Jake Houston, Newton Co, AR

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October 22, 1965, Newton Co. Informer or Newton Co. Times

JAKE HOUSTON, NATIVE OF JASPER DIES
     Jake Houston, 75, of Everton died October 8.  He was a retired
glass factory worker and a native of Jasper.  He was born March 8,
1890, a son of William and Martha Harp Houston.
     Survivors include a son, Bee Houston of Hartford City, Ind. two
daughters, Bernice Ratcliff of Hartford City, Ind., Gay Swafford of Everton; 
a brother, Harley Houson (sp) of Pruitt; five sisters, Mrs. Willie
Strahan and Mrs. Margaret Lipps of Branson, Mo., Mrs. Clara Collins
of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Pearlie McGowan of Sand Springs, Okla., Mrs.
Polly Lipps of Hartford City, Ind., eight grandchildren, 3 great
grandchildren.
     The funeral was held October 11 at Harrison with burial in the Shaddox
Cemetery at Pruitt.