[or-roots] FW: [NORCAL] Obituary Notice for Cecil HOUK

[Kith-n-Kin]

Eugene
 
Thank you for forwarding this. I always enjoyed Cecil, and his wit.  We will miss him
 
But, look on the bright side. He's up there getting all the "goodies" -- those "brick walls are a'tumbling
down."
 
Pat (in Tucson)

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Subject: [or-roots] FW: [NORCAL] Obituary Notice for Cecil HOUK


Cecil will be missed.  I have enjoyed reading his posts over the years. I rejoice in knowing that all his
genealogical questions are now answered and his spirit lives on with those he has left behind.
 
Eugene Melvin
Troutdale, Oregon
 

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From: "Earline Wasser" <petew at netcnct.net> 
To: NORCAL-L at rootsweb.com 
Subject: [NORCAL] Obituary Notice for Cecil HOUK 
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:01:38 +0000 


-----Original Message----- 
From: Houk, Don (KL.CBG) [mailto:houk.don at jp.kline.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:47 AM 
To: OREGON-L at rootsweb.com 
Subject: [OREGON] Obituary Notice for Cecil HOUK 

For the information of List members, this is to advise that my cousin, 
Cecil Charles HOUK b.July 22, 1939 in Sisters, Deschutes Co., OR died 
at his home in San Diego, CA on Thursday, July 6, 2006 where his wife 
Rachel found him when she returned from work that evening. Although 
Rachel has a son and daughter by her earlier marriage, Cecil had no 
children of his own. Cecil was proceeded in death by his only brother 
Dou glas R aymond Houk 1938-1997 and by his parents, George Douglas Houk 
1909-1966 and Helen Edna (Rulaford) Houk 1908-1997. Although born in 
Sisters, OR Cecil lived most of his earlier years in Sweet Home, OR. 

For a number of years Cecil was quite active on various Oregon Lists, 
upsetting many with his independent ideas and sharp remarks, but also 
generously sharing family info that had been accumulated by his mother 
especially throughout her life on their early Oregon pioneer ancestors, 
including Nineveh Ford 1815-1897 who made trip west with Marcus Whitman 
in 1830's on one of Whitman's buying trips to MO for Whitman Missionary. 
Little did Nineveh Ford know at that time that one of his descendants, 
Cecil and my grandfather's sister Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Houk 1866-1929 
would become wife of Sanford Stanley Pringle 1866-1904 whose mother 
Catherine Carney (Sager) Pringle 1835-1910 was survivor of that horrible 

November 1847 Whit man Ma ssacre. 


Cecil has a number of websites commemorating his early pioneer 
Ancestors, 
one being dedicated to Capt. James Blakely 1812-1913 and his wife Sarah 
(Dick) Blakely 1815-1889 who were Cecil & my gr-gr-grandparents (Cecil's 

father being younger brother of my father Jacob Guy Houk). Through that 
website, Cecil and I have both had the opportunity to become acquainted 
with many others descended from Capt James Blakely who arrived in Linn 
Co., OR Terry. in 1846 and settled in what is today Brownsville, OR. It 
was Capt. Blakely who platted the town of Brownsville in 1860's and 
named 
it after his Uncle Hugh Leeper Brown 1810-1888 who had also brought his 
family west in 1846 with Capt. Blakely as Hugh Brown's wife Clarissa 
(Browning) Brown 1810-1898 was younger sister of Capt. Blakely's mother 
Jincy (Browning) Blakely c1790-c1867. 

To those of you who corresponded with Cecil over the years, both his wife 
Rachel and I express our warm appreciation as many of you became quite 
special friends with Cecil, helping him fill the void in his life after 
having spent 20 years in US Navy. 

Kind regards 
Rachel Houk in San Diego 
Don Houk in Tokyo 





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