Kenneth Max Houghton, 92, of Monticello, IN, passed away at 12:20 PM on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at White Oak Health Campus.
He was born on April 29, 1929 in Monon, IN to the late Walter Franklin and Emma Etta (Banes) Houghton. On August 7, 1949, he married Wanetta Ann "Pete" Bush at the Yeoman United Methodist Church and she survives.
Ken was a 1947 graduate of Monticello High School and a 1952 graduate of Purdue University. He served in the Army ROTC while at Purdue during WWII.
He worked for Amoco Oil Corporation as a distribution manager, retiring after 36 years in June of 1988. During his career, he and Wanetta lived in five different states and 26 different homes.
He was a lifelong Methodist and for many years a member of Monticello United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, Detroit Oil Men's Club and Tippecanoe County Club. He also was past director of Junior Achievement and past president of the Monticello Kiwanis Club. Ken was a charter member of SFLEC in Monticello. He enjoyed golfing almost every day after his retirement and made a hole-in-one in Bradenton, FL. Ken enjoyed watching professional football. He built doll houses for his granddaughters. Ken had an incredible life-changing experience when he went on a mission trip to Honduras to help build a school. Kenneth's greatest accomplishment was being married to Wanetta for 72 years and sharing the raising of their children together which fulfilled his dream of a happy family.
Along with his wife, Ken is survived by five children; eleven grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers - Almon, Wayne and Russell Houghton.
Visitation will be on Sunday, September 5, 2021 from noon until time of services celebrating Kenneth's life at 2 PM at Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home in Monticello. Rev. Don Johnson and Ken's son Jack Houghton will be officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview I.O.O.F. Cemetery in rural Monticello.
He was born on April 29, 1929 in Monon, IN to the late Walter Franklin and Emma Etta (Banes) Houghton. On August 7, 1949, he married Wanetta Ann "Pete" Bush at the Yeoman United Methodist Church and she survives.
Ken was a 1947 graduate of Monticello High School and a 1952 graduate of Purdue University. He served in the Army ROTC while at Purdue during WWII.
He worked for Amoco Oil Corporation as a distribution manager, retiring after 36 years in June of 1988. During his career, he and Wanetta lived in five different states and 26 different homes.
He was a lifelong Methodist and for many years a member of Monticello United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, Detroit Oil Men's Club and Tippecanoe County Club. He also was past director of Junior Achievement and past president of the Monticello Kiwanis Club. Ken was a charter member of SFLEC in Monticello. He enjoyed golfing almost every day after his retirement and made a hole-in-one in Bradenton, FL. Ken enjoyed watching professional football. He built doll houses for his granddaughters. Ken had an incredible life-changing experience when he went on a mission trip to Honduras to help build a school. Kenneth's greatest accomplishment was being married to Wanetta for 72 years and sharing the raising of their children together which fulfilled his dream of a happy family.
Along with his wife, Ken is survived by five children; eleven grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers - Almon, Wayne and Russell Houghton.
Visitation will be on Sunday, September 5, 2021 from noon until time of services celebrating Kenneth's life at 2 PM at Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home in Monticello. Rev. Don Johnson and Ken's son Jack Houghton will be officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview I.O.O.F. Cemetery in rural Monticello.
Kenneth Max Houghton, 92, of Monticello, IN, passed away at 12:20 PM on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at White Oak Health Campus.
He was born on April 29, 1929 in Monon, IN to the late Walter Franklin and Emma Etta (Banes) Houghton. On August 7, 1949, he married Wanetta Ann "Pete" Bush at the Yeoman United Methodist Church and she survives.
Ken was a 1947 graduate of Monticello High School and a 1952 graduate of Purdue University. He served in the Army ROTC while at Purdue during WWII.
He worked for Amoco Oil Corporation as a distribution manager, retiring after 36 years in June of 1988. During his career, he and Wanetta lived in five different states and 26 different homes.
He was a lifelong Methodist and for many years a member of Monticello United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, Detroit Oil Men's Club and Tippecanoe County Club. He also was past director of Junior Achievement and past president of the Monticello Kiwanis Club. Ken was a charter member of SFLEC in Monticello. He enjoyed golfing almost every day after his retirement and made a hole-in-one in Bradenton, FL. Ken enjoyed watching professional football. He built doll houses for his granddaughters. Ken had an incredible life-changing experience when he went on a mission trip to Honduras to help build a school. Kenneth's greatest accomplishment was being married to Wanetta for 72 years and sharing the raising of their children together which fulfilled his dream of a happy family.
Along with his wife, Ken is survived by five children; eleven grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers - Almon, Wayne and Russell Houghton.
Visitation will be on Sunday, September 5, 2021 from noon until time of services celebrating Kenneth's life at 2 PM at Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home in Monticello. Rev. Don Johnson and Ken's son Jack Houghton will be officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview I.O.O.F. Cemetery in rural Monticello.
He was born on April 29, 1929 in Monon, IN to the late Walter Franklin and Emma Etta (Banes) Houghton. On August 7, 1949, he married Wanetta Ann "Pete" Bush at the Yeoman United Methodist Church and she survives.
Ken was a 1947 graduate of Monticello High School and a 1952 graduate of Purdue University. He served in the Army ROTC while at Purdue during WWII.
He worked for Amoco Oil Corporation as a distribution manager, retiring after 36 years in June of 1988. During his career, he and Wanetta lived in five different states and 26 different homes.
He was a lifelong Methodist and for many years a member of Monticello United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, Detroit Oil Men's Club and Tippecanoe County Club. He also was past director of Junior Achievement and past president of the Monticello Kiwanis Club. Ken was a charter member of SFLEC in Monticello. He enjoyed golfing almost every day after his retirement and made a hole-in-one in Bradenton, FL. Ken enjoyed watching professional football. He built doll houses for his granddaughters. Ken had an incredible life-changing experience when he went on a mission trip to Honduras to help build a school. Kenneth's greatest accomplishment was being married to Wanetta for 72 years and sharing the raising of their children together which fulfilled his dream of a happy family.
Along with his wife, Ken is survived by five children; eleven grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers - Almon, Wayne and Russell Houghton.
Visitation will be on Sunday, September 5, 2021 from noon until time of services celebrating Kenneth's life at 2 PM at Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home in Monticello. Rev. Don Johnson and Ken's son Jack Houghton will be officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview I.O.O.F. Cemetery in rural Monticello.
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