(From Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home)Carol Sue Houston, age 82, of Shell Knob, Missouri, passed away at 2:31 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at her home. She was born September 20, 1940, in Greenfield, Missouri, the daughter of Wilford and Aileen (Vincent) Willis.
Carol was a 1958 graduate of Lockwood High School in Lockwood, Missouri. She graduated from St. John’s School of Nursing in 1961 as a Registered Nurse.
Carol was the Director of Nursing at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, for 20 years. She drove a truck with her husband Ed from 1995 until 2001 and retired from the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon in 2008. She was a member of the Victory Baptist Church in Cassville, Missouri.
On July 14, 1961, she married Ed Houston, in Lockwood, Missouri. He preceded her in death on January 25, 2021.
Carol is survived by one daughter, Carla Gold of Marionville, Missouri; one son, Tom Houston and his wife, Abby, of Marshfield, Missouri; four grandchildren, Amy Ford and her husband, Andy, of Republic, Missouri, Allie Houston of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Addison, and Afton Houston of Marshfield, Missouri; four great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Paisley, Silas, and Hudson Ford; two sisters, Nancy (Leon) Daniel of Stockton, Missouri, and Patty (Mike) Bishop of Willard, Missouri; sister-in-law, Peggy Willis of Carl Junction, Missouri; niece, Charlie Duston and her children, Shiloh and Raleigh of Branson, Missouri and several other nieces and nephews.
On July 14, 1961, she married Ed Houston, in Lockwood, Missouri. He preceded her in death on January 25, 2021.
Carol is survived by one daughter, Carla Gold of Marionville, Missouri; one son, Tom Houston and his wife, Abby, of Marshfield, Missouri; four grandchildren, Amy Ford and her husband, Andy, of Republic, Missouri, Allie Houston of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Addison, and Afton Houston of Marshfield, Missouri; four great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Paisley, Silas, and Hudson Ford; two sisters, Nancy (Leon) Daniel of Stockton, Missouri, and Patty (Mike) Bishop of Willard, Missouri; sister-in-law, Peggy Willis of Carl Junction, Missouri; niece, Charlie Duston and her children, Shiloh and Raleigh of Branson, Missouri and several other nieces and nephews.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Jeff, and Aileen; one son, James Houston; son-in-law, David Gold; two sisters, Jane (Tom) Duston and Martha (Bob) Kinnick; one brother, Jack Willis; nephew, William Duston and two nieces, Leslie, and Mary Beth Duston.
A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, Missouri, with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.
Memorial donations may be made payable to the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, in care of the funeral home.
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