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- Charlie L. Houston Owner of Houston Electronics Charlie Lamar Houston, 83, of Blakely died resulting from a house fire, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1998, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan.
Mr. Houston was born April 15, 1915, tothe late Homer Cyrus Houston Sr. and the late Laura Emma Mock Houston in Early County. He owned Houston Electronics for 50 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blakely. Mr. Houston was in the United States Army and a veteran of World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star for Bravery during World War II. Mr. Houston received many awards for Outstanding Salesmanshipand was past president of the Blakely Rotary Club. Mr. Houston is survived by his wife, Betty Jackson Houston of Blakely; one daughter and a son-in-law,Charla Beth and David Allen of Blakely; six brothers, Bob Houston, Bruce Houston, Chester Houston and Stanley Houston all of Blakely; Max Houston of Gastonia, N.C. and Homer C. Houston Jr. of Dothan; two sisters, Betty Strickland of Dothan and Eugenia Redding in Edison. Funeral services for Mr. Houston were Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998, at First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. with Dr. Ron Hinson officiating. Interment followed at Blakely Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Rick Houston, Steve Allen, Mike Allen, Dr. Richard Stiles, Keith Houston, Don Mascianonia, Scott Houston, Tony Strickland, Haywood Houston, Brett Houston, Dr. Bruce Houston, Phil Houston, Bob Redding and Stan Houston. Honorary pallbearers were W.E. Storey Sunday School Class, Red Knighton, Grady Holman Jr., Bobby Royce Smith, Leroy Pearman, Craig
Houston, David Cleveland, W.E. McDowell, R.R. McLendon, Luther Warrick, Sam Clinkscales Sr., Jim Richardson, Luther Waller, Billy Glass, Carlton Houston, Jack Bynum, Maynard Mock, Graham Harvin, Jimmy Helton, Ricky Christie, Phil Price, Hoyt Middleton, Raymond Singletary, Cliff Starr
and Chuck Orrick.
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1915 - 1998 (83 years)
