NAME: ROXIE B. (PARKS) HOUSTON, AGE 90, OF ADA AND A FORMER DURANT AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 4, 1909 AT LEAD HILL, ARKANSAS TO ALBERT AND FLORENCE (HASKINS) PARKS. PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 AT ADA RETIREMENT CENTER. AGE: 90 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 5 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT SASAKWA, OK. MARRIED: C. J. HOUSTON ON MAY 10, 1924 AT MCALESTER, OK. OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE AND A RETIRED NURSE FOR THE OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF IN SULPHUR. AFTER HER RETIREMENT ROXIE WORKED A NUMBER YEARS IN HOME HEALTH CARE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: MEMBER OF CADDO METHODIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: MARIE GIST OF TEHACHAPI, CA. EDITH CHASE AND HUSBAND LLOYD OF DALLAS, TX. EVELYN HAWKINS AND HUSBAND DON OF FRAZIER PARK, CA. RUBYE LIGON AND HUSBAND TOMMY OF HITCHITA, OK. KATHY WILCOX AND HUSBAND BRADD OF DURANT, OK. GWEN PATTISON AND HUSBAND WARREN OF IRVING, TX. TONY HOUSTON AND WIFE VERONICA OF MIDLOTHIAN, TX. JACQUELINE HOUSTON OF GRANITE, OK. DOY HOUSTON AND WIFE JEAN OF ADA, OK. 27 GRANDCHILDREN, AND A HOST OF GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: ALBERT AND FLORENCE PARKS. HUSBAND: C. J. HOUSTON ON DECEMBER 22, 1983. CHILDREN: JAMES DWAYNE AND DONALD RAY HOUSTON. BROTHER: RAY PARKS.

DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: GRAVESIDE SERVICES. INTERMENT: PRYOR CEMETERY ~ STUART, OK. OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: CHRIS HOUSTON, TERRY WILCOX, CASEY PATTISON, ANDREW HOUSTON, JAMES HOUSTON, KERRY PETE TATE.