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LAKE CHARLES - Funeral services for Mr. Edward James Moriarty, 72, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Immaculate Conception Cathedral here with burial in Highland Memory Gardens.

The Rev. Roger Quibuyen will conduct the services.

Mr. Moriarty, a native of Lake Charles and lived in Texas most of his life before moving back to Lake Charles in 1990 after his retirement, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 1995, at his residence. He retired from Valero Entergy after 25 years of service as a communication engineer. Mr. Moriarty attended Texas A & M and was in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Cathedral.

Survivors include: three sons, David Wayne Moriarty of Corpus Christi, Texas, Leslie James Moriarty of Lake Charles and Allan Edward Moriarty of San Antonio, Texas; a grandchild; and three brothers, George L. Moriarty and Ricahrd T. Moriarty, both of Lake Charles, and William D. Moriarty of Sulphur.

Visiting hours will be held from 4:30-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m .Thursday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles is in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Lake Charles American Press and The Opelousas Daily World on September 13, 1995)

Edward married Margie Nell Houston 12 Sep 1943, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; divorced 14 Mar 1977, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Margie (daughter of Napoleon Murff Houston and Emma Mary Bucher) was born 29 Jan 1925, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 15 Jul 1996, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; was buried , Bellwood Memorial Park - Temple, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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N. M. Houston Dies Friday

NAPOLEON MURFF HOUSTON, 64, died at St. Patrick's hospital at 8:30 p.m. Friday after a short illness. Mr. Houston was born February 12, 1879 in Bossier parish, and came came to Lake Charles man years ago. He was an employe of the Calcasieu Mercantile company, having been associated with this firm many years.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Emma Houston; a daughter, Miss Margie Nell Houston, both of Lake Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Hugh Wilson of Gloster, La., and Mrs. Frank Crowle of Bossier City; a brother, J. T. Houston of Shreveport.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Hixson funeral home with Rev. W. L. Stagg, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Graceland cemetery.

Pallbearers will be D. L. Windham, Leon White, Archie Hickman, L. C. Moriarty, George W. Clarke and W. W. Barnes.

(Published in The Lake Charles American Press on April 24, 1943)

Napoleon married Emma Mary Bucher Abt 1921, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA. Emma was born 20 Nov 1894, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 19 Jul 1992, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA; was buried 21 Jul 1992, Rose Hill Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Emma Hunter, a member of Parkdale Baptist Church, died July 19, 1992. She was 97.

Survivors include a daughter, Margie Moriarty of Corpus Christi; three grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.

Graveside services were July 21 at Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Cage-Mills-Jackson-Langham, downtown chapel.

(Published in The Corpus Christi Caller-Times on July 22, 1992)

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Funeral o J. W. Houston

The Funeral o J. W. Houston, who died in the Schumpert Sanitarium from the effects of a blow on the head, inflicted two weeks ago by a negro with who he had an argument on his place near McDade, was held from his home near that place Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Houston is survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Morris of Bossier City and Mrs. George Jones of Koran; a son, N. M. Houston of Shreveport, and seven other children.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on July 18, 1916)

John married Ella Jane Bumgardner 22 Nov 1876, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Ella (daughter of Jacob Frederick Bumgardner and Martha Jane Thompson) was born 11 Apr 1857, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA; died 24 Sep 1881, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Bumgardner Cemetery - Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]