Velmya Arletta Foster and Harold Hearst Houston
HAROLD HEARST HOUSTON, son of MARTHA ALICE SELECTMAN and LAWRENCE NILE HOUSTON, was born September 23, 1886 in Concordia, Cloud, Kansas,7984 and died June 21, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.7984 He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.456
He married VELMYA ARLETTA FOSTER on April 5, 1914 in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma.2330, 7983 She was born October 29, 1888 in Marquette County, Michigan,456 and died in May, 1963.456 She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.456
Children of VELMYA ARLETTA FOSTER and HAROLD HEARST HOUSTON:
- LOUISE A. HOUSTON, b. 1916; m. LEWIS BURK JACKSON on June 17, 1931 in Rolla, Webster, Missouri3873; d. August, 1962, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.7985
- RODERIC NILE HOUSTON, b. July 7, 1917;7768 m. MURIEL MARIE FINLEY on May 8, 1948 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma2330; d. August 15, 1981, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma.7768, 10678
- MERCEDES JEANICE HOUSTON, b. April 3, 1919, Bixby, Oklahoma;456 m. CLINTON JACOBSEN HARTLEY on March 30, 1942 in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona456; d. November 15, 2006, Dallas, Dallas, Texas.456
- CHARLENE C. HOUSTON, b. October 29, 1925, Bixby, Oklahoma;7982 m. SILAS MILTON HART in 19487982; d. September 4, 2008.7982
Louise
Roderic
Mercedes
Charlene
Personal Information
- Harold Hearst Houston was a member of the St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 7984
Work History
- Harold Hearst Houston was vice president of Producers National Bank in Tulsa.7984
Marriage Announcements and News
Enid Events, April 9, 19147983
FOSTER-HOUSTON
A wedding was celebrated in this city Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, when Miss Velmya Arletta Foster and Mr. Harold Hearst Houston were quietly married.
The ceremony was celebrated at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Miller, 310 West Oklahoma avenue, the ring ceremony being pronounced by Rev. Dodd of the First Presbyterian church. Only members of the two families were present and the Miller home was beautifully, though modestly decorated in bouquets of pink and white carnations and jars of pink rosebuds. As the bridal chorus from Lohengrin was played softly by Mrs. Guy Levers of Guthrie, twin sister of the groom, Miss Foster and Mr. Houston took their places before the open archway where they were met by the officiating clergyman. They were immediately preceded by Gwendolyn Levers, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Levers, who was a little fairy in dainty white lingerie with pink bows, carried the wedding ring concealed in the petals of a large white lily. SHe stood just in front of the wedding party during the ceremony and offered the ring to the minister at the close of the service.
Miss Foster was married in a becoming traveling suit of peach bloom shade, made with tunic effect and the coat finished with an elaborate collar and vest of gold and white cloth. Her waist was of ecru shadow lace, hand embroidered in a French knot design and her hat was of black straw, with a flowered bandeau next to her hair, her coiffure being done low. Among the gifts received was a chest of silver from relatives on both sides.
Immediately following the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cook, Mrs. Cook being a sister to Mr. Houston. The round dining table was laid in handsome damask, silver and cut glass and an elaborate breakfast was served in courses. Covers at the table were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Houston, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Levers and little daughters and Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cook. The fried chicken breakfast with elegant appointments was served in five courses, after which a group of the wedding party and relatives was formed on the front veranda and a picture taken of the party of twelve. Two automobiles were waiting at the front walk and the bride and groom taken to the Rock Island station, leaving at 10:30 for a brief wedding trip in the south.
Both Miss Foster and Mr. Houston were well known in this city and have been prominent socially for a number of years. Miss Foster who is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller is associated with two clubs and has taken an active part in society. She is pretty and attractive and has distinctive style which adds to her attractiveness. Mr. Houston , the only son of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Houston, of Guthrie, who is at present affiliated with the American National bank of Tulsa has been engaged in the banking business in this city for a number of years and is recognized as a successful and competent young business man. He severed his connection with the Oklahoma State bank of this city the first of the year to become assistant cashier of the Tulsa institution.
Obituaries
Daily Oklahoman, June 23, 19717984
Houston Service Thursday
Services for Harold H. Houston, 84, former vice president of Producers National Bank in Tulsa, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, Tulsa, with burial there directed by Guardian Midtown Funeral Home. He died Monday at a city extended care facility.
Houston, a native of Concordia, Kan., made the land run of 1889 with his parents who settled in Guthrie. He was raised in Enid, but spent most of his life in Tulsa until coming to Oklahoma City a year ago. He was also an independent oil man. He was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Tulsa.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Si Hart, of the home at 10413 Lyndon Road, and Mrs. C. J. Hartley, Dallas, and a son, R. N., Tulsa.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 7, 19004732 | Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma |
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| April 30, 19104733 | Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma |
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| February 20, 19204736 | Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| April 18, 19304734 | Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| April 17, 19404735 | Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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