Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Houghton, Roy A. (Rev.) January 11, 1981
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Lake Odessa Wave - January 14, 1981
          ROY HOUGHTON
   LAKE ODESSA - Roy A. Houghton, 85, of 904 Second St., died Jan. 11 at his home.
   He was born Aug. 9, 1895 in northern Michigan, the son of Cynthol and Ora
(Priest) Houghton.
   He lived most of his life in the Lake Odessa area, and attended schools in Barry
County and Lake Odessa 
High School.
   He married Opal Strong in 1916 in Clarksville.  He served in the U.S. Navy during
World War I and was a 
member of the Lake Odessa VFW.  He was an ordained minister of the United Brethren
Church, and he and his 
wife served as missionaries in Africa for three years.  He was also a follower of
the world-wide Church of God 
for the past several years.
   He farmed, worked for the Ionia County Road Commission and was a well known
carpenter in the area for 
many years.
   Surviving are his wife, Opal; and one nephew, Allan Houghton of Curran, Mich.
   Services will be held Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. from the Pickens-Koops Funeral Chapel in
Lake Odessa, with Pastor 
William Miller officiating.
   Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery.
   Memorial contributions may be given to the Lake Odessa VFW.

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