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South Ark. Doctor Dies

El Dorado, Ark., June 1 (Special) - Dr. William M. Houston, 77, well-known South Arkansas doctor, died unexpectedly at his home here at 3 a.m. Monday following a heart attack suffered Saturday.

The veteran doctor had practiced medicine in Ouachita and Union counties for 52 years and had lived at El Dorado for the past 25 years. He was educated at Memphis Medical school, Memphis, Tenn., and had taken post graduate work at other schools. He was born at Sarepta, La., Feb. 17, 1876, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Houston. He was a member of the First Baptist church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Artie Braswell Houston of El Dorado; three daughters, Mrs. Grady McMath and Mrs. J.T. Brown, both of Strong, and Miss Lillie Ruth Houston of St. Louis, Mo.; two sons, W.A. Houston of Little Rock and Van Houston of Canton Island, South Pacific; four brothers, I.N. Houston, V.E. Houston and L.L. Houston, all of Shreveport, and Lex Houston of Sarepta; three sisters, Mrs. G.E. Hodges of Shreveport and Mrs. Porter Cochran and Mrs. Ban Pugh, both of Sarepta, and five grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Hall mortuary at 3 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Sam C. Reeves, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial will be in Arlington cemetery by Hall mortuary.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on June 2, 1953)

William married Artie Eleanor Braswell 9 Dec 1902, Marysville, Union County, Arkansas, USA. Artie was born 21 Dec 1882, Madison County, Arkansas, USA; died 1 Nov 1970, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery - El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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William Aubrey Houston, 60, a native of Union County, died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Little Rock, Tuesday at 4:45 a.m. He was a salesman of mortuary supplies.

Mr. Houston was born in Smackover Oct. 11, 1904. He was a Master Mason in the Western Star, and a graduate of Centenary College, Shreveport. He had lived in Little Rock for the last 25 years. He was the son of the late Dr. William M. Houston and Mrs. Houston of El Dorado.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Marie Matthews Houston; a daughter, Mrs. David Kesterson of Raleigh, N.C.; his mother, Mrs. Houston of El Dorado; a brother, Van Houston of Ft. Worth, TX.; and three sisters, Mrs. Grady McMath of Strong, Miss Lillie Ruth Houston of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. J.T. Brown of El Dorado.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Healey and Roth Funeral Home in Little Rock, with Dr. W.O. Vaught officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery under the direction of Young's. Dr. Don B. Harbuck will conduct the graveside rites.

(Published in the El Dorado Times on Tuesday, February 9th, 1965.)

William married Marie Matthews 20 Mar 1937, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA. Marie was born 9 Oct 1905, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA; died 13 May 1984, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery - El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Fannie Lou Houston McMath, 64, of Strong died Wednesday in a local nursing home after a long illness.

She was born in Griffin, Ark., a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W.M. Houston.

She retired as a teacher from the Strong Public School System in 1970, and had been a resident of Strong for the past 37 years.

She was a member of the Henry G. Bunn Chapter of the UDC, of the First Baptist Church in Strong and a past president of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority of El Dorado.

Survivors include her husband, Grady McMath of Strong; two sons, Grady Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and William H. of Memphis, Tenn.; one brother, Van Houston of Houston, Tex.; one sister, Miss Lillie Ruth Houston of Vienna, Va., and three grandsons.

Services are set for 3 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church at Strong with Rev. Sardis Bever officiating.

Burial will follow in Strong cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.

Remains will be taken to church one and one-half hours before the service.

Deacons of the First Baptist Church will serve as active pallbeareres.

(Published in the El Dorado Times on July 27, 1972)

Fannie married Henry Grady McMath, Sr. 25 Jun 1935, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA. Henry was born 5 Jun 1899, Hillsboro, Union County, Arkansas, USA; died 18 Apr 1978, Strong, Union County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 20 Apr 1978, Strong Cemetery - Strong, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Mary married John Thomas Brown 13 Sep 1942, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA. John was born 26 Nov 1916, Cotton Plant, Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA; died 13 Jan 1969, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 15 Jan 1969, Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery - El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Van — Irene Annette Horne. Irene was born 3 Jan 1922, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; died Nov 2015, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Cora G. Houston, six months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Houston, 1324 West Kirby place, who died Sunday night, will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence with the Rev. M.E. Dodd, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park cemetery under the direction of Roll Osborn and Sons.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on February 17, 1925)

L.M. — D.B. Kesterson. [Group Sheet]

L.M. married F.D. McDaniel [Group Sheet]

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Grady McMath Jr., 69, passed away Tuesday, May 27 at St. Joseph Regional Health Care. Funeral services will be held 11 a..m. Friday, May 30 at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan with family receiving friends at 10 a.m. Graveside service will be held Saturday May 31 at 4 p.m. at Strong Cemetery in Strong, Ark.

He was born January 29, 1939 in El Dorado, Ark. to Grady Sr. and Fannie Lou McMath. Grady served as a deacon at Nassau Bay Baptist and Second Baptist Church in Houston. He and Sara moved to Bryan 2 years ago and were members of Central Baptist Church. He was a Research Engineer for Exxon Chemcials. Grady was a perfect gentleman, devoted husband and family man. He loved playing the piano especially his favorite hymn "The Lord's Prayer", which he played for his family only a week ago.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sara Adcox McMath of Bryan; sons and daughter-in-law, John Grady McMath of Houston, Mark W. Sr. and Shannon McMath of Bryan; grandchildren, Katie and Mark McMath Jr.; brother and sister-in-law, William H. and Kathy McMath of Memphis, Tenn.; nephew, Mitchell Redd; nieces, Rachel Easley and Cecily McMath, and Sara's family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Family Life Center building fund at Central Baptist Church in Bryan, TX.

(Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on May 29, 2008)

Henry married S.F. Adcox [Group Sheet]

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WILLIAM "Bill" HOUSTON McMATH, passed away April 23, 2014.

He was predeceased by his parents, Fannie Lou McMath and Henry Grady McMath, Sr. of Strong, AR, and his brother, Henry Grady "Sonny" McMath, Jr. of Bryan, TX.

Bill's music career spanned several decades beginning at an early age in Strong, AR, learning to play piano and guitar. He earned Bachelor and Master degrees in music from the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. Bill moved to Memphis in 1969, where he worked at William B. Tanner Company as a staff music writer, arranger, singer and recording session guitarist. Bill worked with several country music recording artists while living in Nashville in the mid 70's. Beginning in the early 80's, he worked as a freelance music writer and arranger, as well as teaching private music lessons and teaching Music Appreciation at Shelby State Community College in Memphis, TN. As head of the Instrumental Music Department at Presbyterian Day School since 2001, Bill was known as "Mr. Mac" to all his students and colleagues. These years at PDS were the highlight of his career. Outside of music, Bill loved to follow the St. Louis Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds baseball. Family vacation trips to Destin, FL over the past 30 years were always memorable. Bill died from complications of pneumonia in the ICU at Baptist Memorial Hospital, where he was in the care of wonderful, compassionate groups of nurses and doctors.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Kathy Wilkins McMath; daughters, Rachel Easley and Cecily McMath; son, Mitchell Redd; granddaughter, Emily; grandsons, Will and Drew.

There will be a visitation from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. on Sunday April 27 in the Sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church followed by the service from 3:30-4:30 p.m. A graveside service will follow on Monday, April 28 in Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Day School Music Department, The Memphis Chapter of the American Federation of Musicians or the donor's choice.

(Published in The Commercial Appeal on April 26, 2014)

William married M.A. Mitchell [Group Sheet]

William — K.M. Wilkins. [Group Sheet]

A.E. — J.R. Clingan. [Group Sheet]

A.E. — F.G. Gray. [Group Sheet]

A.E. married R.P. Borda [Group Sheet]

J.V. married L.L. Schilder [Group Sheet]

J.V. — A.P. Browne. [Group Sheet]

C.L. married L.J. Vanderford [Group Sheet]

C.L. — O.J. Dugas. [Group Sheet]

A.T. married S.L. Edmonds [Group Sheet]

A.T. — T.C. Mason. [Group Sheet]

C.R. married M.L. Kuhn [Group Sheet]

C.R. married K.A. Baird [Group Sheet]

M.W. married S.C. Simpson [Group Sheet]

R.L. — M.T. Easley. [Group Sheet]