101 - Raymond Houston - Paisley, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 41.369 W 120° 32.968
10T E 700746 N 4729245
Raymond Houston shares his headstone with his wife, Virgie, at the Paisley IOOF Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMPMQP
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member woolsox
Views: 3

Located in Paisley IOOF Cemetery is the headstone of Raymond Houston and his wife, Virgie. I was able to locate an obituary on FindaGrave.com here and it reads:

Raymond C. Houston, 101 of Silver Lake, passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, surrounded by family with the care of Hospice.

He was born in Roberts (a town that no longer exists near Prineville, OR), to James Charles and Sarah Evelyn Houston.

Ray and his childhood bride, Virgie married on March 10, 1928 and were married for 76 years.

Ray lived with his daughter Lou Wauna and also at the home of Dick and Virginia Morehouse in Fort Rock. He loved all his family, who at one time or another went hunting with him or on his trapping route with him. He was loved by all who knew him, and he is a great legend.

Ray retired from Fish and Wildlife as a goverment trapper and he worked for the U.S. Forest Service, building roads and logging.

Ray was preceded in death by his wife Virgie: daughters Juanita Nelson and Lou Combs: grandchildren Ron Morehouse and Kenneth Houston, great-grandchild baby Nelson.

He is survied by his sons Vernon Houston of Christmas Valley and Wesley Houston of Montana; daughter Virginia Morehouse of the Fort Rock area; grandchildren Jim, Tom John and Bob Roper. Velma Ballard, Janice Hamlington, Deborah Hofer, Russel Morehouse, Vernon Nelson, Dorothy Ramos, Roxanne Hand, Linda Storey, Darcie Houston Thompson and Susan Houston Broomfield; and numerous great-grand children.

Location of Headstone: Paisley IOOF Cemetery

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