John Thomas Houston
John Thomas was born on August 25th, 1935. John Thomas' father was John Leverne "Vernon" Houston and his mother was May Lorene Darnell. His paternal grandparents were John Mckinney Houston and Vera Roberta Sweat Leatherwood; his maternal grandparents are Thomas S Darnell and Bonnie Hardin. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Junior, Donald G "Whittie", Larry Ray, Freddie, Bobby, Linda Joyce, Anita, Johnnie "Joan" and Dorothy. He died at the age of 74 on September 28th, 2009 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA.General Notes
JOHN THOMAS HOUSTON, a resident of Clever, Missouri, native of the Macon Community in Fayette County, U.S. Marine Veteran and husband of Geneva Houston died Monday, September 28, 2009 at the St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 74 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at 1 P.M. Saturday, October 3rd at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Rev. Kenny Hodnette, Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Memphis, officiating. Interment with Military Honors followed in the Macon Cemetery at Macon, Tennessee. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes-West Chapel of Oakland. Mr. Houston was born August 25, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Levern and Lorine (Darnell) Houston. He was united in marriage to Geneva Ruth Letts on June 8, 1989. He served his country in the U.S. Marines, was a member of the Gate of the Temple #422, the 32nd degree Scottish Rite Valley of Joplin, and the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine. He was also a member of the Teamsters Union, and had retired from Roadway Express. Mr. Houston loved INDY Racing, hunting and fishing. His parents, three brothers, and two sisters preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Geneva, of the home; seven children: Brenda Murphy of Horseshoe Lake, AR; Johnny Houston of Monticello, AR; Billy Houston, Danny Houston, and Mike Houston, all of West Memphis, AR, Joyce Bodiford of Horseshoe Lake, AR, and Sara Cox of Springfield, MO; four step children: Ed Sills of Quapaw, OK; Tammy Mogab of Sullivan, MO; Kenny Scrivens of Clever, MO and Shawn Scrivens of Rolla, MO; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; four siblings: Bobby Houston, Larry Houston, and Linda Mathews, all of Memphis; Joan Long of Byhalia, MS and many other extended family members and close friends. Those honored to serve as casket bearers were Barry Looney, Jr., Michael Houston, Rusty Houston, Justin Houston, Allen Houston and Jeff Lackie. The family requests that memorials be directed to the church, charity or organization of the donor's choice.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1791 in North Carolina, USA d.Bet. 1850–1860 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA
- b.1825 in North Carolina, USA
- b.25 Dec 1847 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA d.01 Mar 1929 in Macon, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
- b.1827 in Tennessee, USA d.1857 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA
- b.10 Jun 1880 in Tennessee, USA d.18 Sep 1953 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
- b.03 Oct 1858 in Mississippi, USA d.03 Jul 1943 in Fayette, Tennessee, USA
- b.05 Apr 1909 in Tennessee d.08 Mar 1970 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
- b.10 Jul 1885 in Mississippi, USA d.23 Aug 1960 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
- b.~ 1816 in Alabama
- b.1862 in Tennessee d.14 Nov 1927 in Macon, Fayette, Tennessee
- b.~ 1830 in Alabama
- b.25 Aug 1935 d.28 Sep 2009 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
- b.24 Jun 1913 in Michie, McNairy, Tennessee, USA d.17 Jun 2008 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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Details of John Thomas' family with Geneva Ruth Letts
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