Winston Ray Youngblood

Male 1935 - 2012  (77 years)


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  • Name Winston Ray Youngblood 
    Born 5 Jan 1935  Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Jun 2012  Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 15 Jun 2012  Houston National Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2376  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2018 

    Family Fannie Carroll Houston,   b. 22 Dec 1940, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 2023, Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1961  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. T.R. Youngblood
     2. R.B. Youngblood
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jan 1935 - Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Aug 1961 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jun 2012 - Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Jun 2012 - Houston National Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Winston Ray Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood
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    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
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    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood and Winston Ray Youngblood
    Wedding Photo - 1961
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
    Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston Youngblood
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    Documents
    Marriage Announcement of Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston
    Marriage Announcement of Winston Ray Youngblood and Fannie Carroll Houston
    Published in The Shreveport Times on July 16, 1961

    Headstones
    Headstone of Winston Ray Youngblood
    Headstone of Winston Ray Youngblood
    Houston National Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Winston Ray Youngblood, 77, died June 8, 2012 in the comfort of his home in Kingwood, TX, surrounded by his wife, family and friends that loved him dearly.

      Ray was born on January 5, 1935 to Foster and Myrtle Youngblood in Arcadia, LA. He graduated from Doyline H.S. in 1953. He attended Louisiana Polytechnic University in Ruston, LA for 1 year prior to enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in November 1954. He served with the 2nd Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point, NC. He was honorably discharged from the Marines in 1959, after which he attended and graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA in 1961. That same year he married Carroll Houston of Sarepta, LA. In 1962, he attended Officers Training School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

      During his Air Force career, he served in various capacities, including Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, Instructor, and Branch Chief for the Atlas and Titan II ICBM missile programs. He also served on the Air Training Command Inspector General Team, was Recruiting Detachment Commander, and Reserve Squadron Commander at Randolph AFB, TX and Keesler AFB, MS. In October 1979, he retired with the rank of Major.

      In 1977, Ray and Carroll became Amway Independent Business Owners, achieving the level of Diamond Direct Distributors. Ray touched the lives of thousands across this country and around the world.

      Ray dearly loved his family and is survived by his wife Carroll, his children Tanya and Russell and his four grandchildren, Bryan, Lauren, Caroline and Ethan. He is also survived by his sister, Voncille Atkins of Shreveport, LA.

      Visitation with the family will be Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Kingwood Funeral Home in Kingwood, TX. A funeral service will be held Friday, June 15, 2012 at 9 a.m. at Second Baptist Church, 22770 Highway 59 North, Kingwood, Texas 77339 with interment following at Houston National Cemetery. The family invites all guests back to the funeral home for a reception following the graveside service.

      (Published by Kingwood Funeral Home of Kingwood, TX)