Hollis Jeanne Houston

Female 1927 - 2008  (81 years)


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  • Name Hollis Jeanne Houston 
    Born 10 Jul 1927  Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Oct 2008  Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Oct 2008  Pilgrims Rest Cemetery - Shongaloo, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1565  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2016 

    Father John Hollis Houston,   b. 19 Jan 1904, Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1987, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Lillie May Franks,   b. 3 Dec 1903, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1988, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1925 
    Family ID F596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Sr.,   b. 6 Aug 1915, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1976, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1946  Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. R.S. Mitchell, Jr.
    +2. D.H. Mitchell, Sr.
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bonnie Thurston Childs,   b. 1 Mar 1914, Grove, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1996, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1980  Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jul 1927 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Feb 1946 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Oct 1980 - Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Oct 2008 - Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Oct 2008 - Pilgrims Rest Cemetery - Shongaloo, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Sr. and Hollis Jeanne Houston Wedding Announcement
    Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Sr. and Hollis Jeanne Houston Wedding Announcement
    Published in the Webster Review on February 19, 1946
    Obituary of Hollis Jeanne Houston Mitchell Childs
    Obituary of Hollis Jeanne Houston Mitchell Childs
    Published in The Springhill Press and News Journal on October 16, 2008

    Headstones
    Headstone of Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Sr. and Hollis Jeanne Houston Mitchell Childs
    Headstone of Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Sr. and Hollis Jeanne Houston Mitchell Childs
    Pilgrims Rest Cemetery - Shongaloo, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Funeral services for Mrs. Hollis Jeanne Mitchell Childs, age 81, were held at 10:00 am Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at the Mt. Paran Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Garner officiating. Burial followed in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary, Springhill, LA.

      Mrs. Childs, a lifelong resident of this area, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in Springhill, La. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Dixie Inn, was a homemaker and a healthcare sitter. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

      She is preceded in death by her husbands, Rodger S. Mitchell, Sr., on June 6, 1976 and by Thurston Childs in April, 1996; her parents, John Hollis and Lillie Mae Franks Houston, granddaughter, Jimie Dale Mitchell and sister, Lillie Merle Evans.

      She is survived by sons, Rodger S. Mitchell, Jr. and wife, Barbara of Shongaloo, LA; David H. Mitchell and wife, Kathleen, of Atlanta, TX; grandchildren, Rodger Mitchell III and wife, Lynette, Kimberly Vaughan and husband, Rusty, Carolyn Denise Mitchell, Kathy McGee and husband, Chris, Holli Shepard and husband, Keith, David Mitchell, Jr. and wife, Dusty; great-grandchildren, Austin, Connor, Bryant and Madison.

      Serving as pallbearers were David Mitchell, Jr., Rodger Mitchell, III, Chris McGee, Keith Shepard, Rusty Vaughan and Paul Dean. Honorary pallbearers were Grover Arthur and John Talley.

      (Published in the Springhill Press and News Journal on October 16, 2008)