James A. "Red" HOUCHINS
- Born: 1904, Fayette Co., WV 66
- Marriage: Beatrice L. PHIPPS
- Died: 4 Jul 1987, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV at age 83 66
- Buried: 7 Jul 1987, Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV 66
General Notes:
The Charleston Daily Mail, 6 July 1987
JAMES A. "RED" HOUCHINS, 83, OF Beckley, died Saturday in a Beckley hospital. He was a native of Montgomery and was a retired machinist for C&O Railway with 50 years of service. He was a Methodist, a member of Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch Masons and the Brotherhood of Railway Machinists. He was a 63-year resident of Raleigh County. Surviving: wife, Beatrice Phipps Houchins; daughters, Patricia Kaye Reed and Linda Jean Edens, of Salina, Ohio; brothers, Luther C. of Lebanon, Va., William H. of Akron, Ohio; sister, Dorcas Houchins of Beckley; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Raymond Rowe officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, with Masonic graveside rites. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Red married Beatrice L. PHIPPS, daughter of Walter W. PHIPPS and Lottie Mae SMITH. (Beatrice L. PHIPPS was born on 22 Aug 1917 in Glen White, Raleigh Co., WV 55 and died on 9 Mar 1996 in Celina, Mercer Co., OH 55,61.)
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