Lester Ennis Houston

1916 - 1986  (69 years)

• Name	Lester Ennis Houston
  Born	25 Oct 1916	Colquitt, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Aug 1986	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	9 Aug 1986	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2303	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Vesta Edgar Houston,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1970, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Hattye Elizabeth Daughtry,   b. 19 Feb 1894, Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1979, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1915	Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joyce Melba Bailiff,   b. 5 Dec 1919, Jamestown, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1969, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1939	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. C.E. Houston   2. Karl Ennis Houston,   b. 20 Jan 1946, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1946, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years) + 3. J.R. Houston + 4. G.R. Houston
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F1621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eula Marceline Gentry,   b. 19 Mar 1924, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 2002, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	4 May 1973	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F1622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Oct 1916 - Colquitt, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 22 Apr 1939 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 4 May 1973 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 7 Aug 1986 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 9 Aug 1986 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  1920 Lazarus and Fannie Houston Family First row: Fannie Elizabeth Houston, Newell Osteen Pugh, Earl Lafayette Houston, Lester Ennis Houston, Elizebeth Houston, Francis Nevel Houston, Ottis Gilmer Houston, Frances Elizabeth Houston, Vernia Margaret Pugh, Margaret Elsie Houston, Stephen Bannerman Pugh Jr. Middle Row: Lilly Ruth Houston, Artie Eleanor Braswell Houston, Van Lazarus Houston, Dr. William Martin Houston, Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston, Ruth Evelyn Houston, Lazarus Lafayette "Lat" Houston, Mary Eleanor Houston, Frances Eloise "Smokie" Houston Back Row: Lonnie Houston, Cora Bell Dance Houston, Isaac Newton Houston, Hattie Jane Hollis Houston, Vesta Edgar Houston, Grace Elizabeth Houston Pugh, Lucille Dance Houston Maurer, Fannie Lou Houston, Gilbert Orren Houston, Ada Verlie Houston, Sybil Garnett Houston, William Aubrey Houston, Lonnie Gordon Houston

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Announcement of Lester Ennis Houston and Joyce Melba Bailiff Published in The Shreveport Times on May 7, 1939
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Lester Ennis Houston Name: Lester Ennis Houston Gender: Male Relationship: Self (Head) Birth Date: 25 Oct 1916 Residence: 2815 Penick St., Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Place of Birth: Colquitt, Hainesville Parish, Louisiana, USA Employer: H and H Roofing Co. Place of Employment: 1761 Warrington St., Shreveport, Caddo, La. Registration Year: 1940-1945
  		Obituary of Lester Ennis Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on August 8, 1986

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Lester Ennis Houston, Joyce Melba Bailiff Houston and Karl Ennis Houston Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  		Headstone of Lester Ennis Houston Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: SHREVEPORT - Services for Mr. Lester E. Houston, 69, of Shreveport, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday August 9 at Rose-Neath's Marshall Street Chapel. Dr. N.O. Pugh, pastor of Senior Adults of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Charles E. Houston, pastor of Gateway Baptist Church of San Antonio, Texas. Burial will be at Forest Park Cemetery. Mr. Houston died Thursday August 7, 1986, at Schumpert Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Colquitt, La. and had been a resident of Shreveport most of his life. Mr. Houston was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marceline G. Houston of Shreveport; three sons, Charles E. Houston of San Antonio, Texas, John R. Houston of Marshall, Texas and Gerald R. Houston of Ruston, La.; three step-children, Karen Carpenter of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Roger Slagle of Garland, Texas and Clay Slagle of Shreveport; one sister, Elizabeth H. Kelker of Shreveport; two brothers, Ottis Houston of Pontotoc, Miss. and David Houston of Baton Rouge, La.; and seven grandchildren. (Published in The Shreveport Times on August 8, 1986)