Pauline Houghton Dies; Rites Monday
Mrs. Pauline Houghton, 86, formerly of Watertown and Evans Mills, widow of Elmer Houghton, died Thursday at the Samaritan-Keep Home, where she had been a resident since 1983.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Frederick Brothers Funeral Home, Theresa, with Rev. Catherine Salisbury, pastor of the United Methodist Church, Evans Mills, officiating. Spring burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She is survived by two sons, James, Evans Mills, and Benjamin, Schenevus; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Born 2 May 1898 in Dexter [NY], a daughter of Benjamin and Carrie Wicks Barr, she was educated in Antwerp schools. She married Elmer Houghton on 3 Aug 1916. They operated a farm in Antwerp until 1941.
Mr. Houghton later worked at Sears Roebuck Co. for 14 years, retiring in 1958. He died 3 Oct 1969 at age 76.
Mrs. Houghton was employed at the Watertown High School cafeteria for several years.
Pauline Houghton Dies; Rites Monday
Mrs. Pauline Houghton, 86, formerly of Watertown and Evans Mills, widow of Elmer Houghton, died Thursday at the Samaritan-Keep Home, where she had been a resident since 1983.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Frederick Brothers Funeral Home, Theresa, with Rev. Catherine Salisbury, pastor of the United Methodist Church, Evans Mills, officiating. Spring burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She is survived by two sons, James, Evans Mills, and Benjamin, Schenevus; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Born 2 May 1898 in Dexter [NY], a daughter of Benjamin and Carrie Wicks Barr, she was educated in Antwerp schools. She married Elmer Houghton on 3 Aug 1916. They operated a farm in Antwerp until 1941.
Mr. Houghton later worked at Sears Roebuck Co. for 14 years, retiring in 1958. He died 3 Oct 1969 at age 76.
Mrs. Houghton was employed at the Watertown High School cafeteria for several years.
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