Bernice (King) Houpt (1919 - 2007)

Born 9 Jun 1919 in Mount Olive, Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Merle Houpt — married 30 Jun 1944 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Died 6 Aug 2007 at age 88 in Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Bernice King was born on Jun 09, 1919 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of James Wheeler King and Carrie McGilvray. She had six siblings, namely: Roy C., Daniel A., W C, James Roscoe, Vera Elizabeth, and Samuel S.

She died on Aug 06, 2007 in Ridgeland, Madison, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 88).

When she was 25, she married Charles M. Houpt on Jun 30, 1944 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (newspaper & marriage license).^{[1] [2]}

Bernice King was buried in Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, USA (Parkway Memorial Cemetery). ^[3]

Race: (White) She lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 0; Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter). She lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

Charles Merle Houpt and Bernice King had one child.

Obituary

Clarion Ledger on Aug. 8, 2007

Bernice K. Houpt

Bernice King Houpt died at home on Monday, August 6, 2007 with her husband of 64 years at her side. After a private family burial service the family will receive friends and family from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland.

Bernice King was born and raised in Covington County on June 9, 1919; one of seven children of Wheeler and Carrie McGilvary King. Bernice moved to Jackson in the early 1940's. She met and married Charles Merle Houpt of Waynesboro, PA in 1944. They were married in the First Baptist Church of Jackson where they were active participants all of the years of their married life. Bernice worked for 30 years at Crescent Laundry in downtown Jackson, until her retirement.

Next to her marriage to Charles, her greatest joy was her son, Charles David Houpt and her two grandchildren, Carley Carroll and David Keeton Houpt. Bernice loved the out of doors, visiting with friends and truly enjoyed shopping, especially at Maison Weiss. Her home and her family were her greatest loves.

Bernice is survived by her husband, Charles; her son, David and his wife, Kathy; and her two grandchildren, Carley and Keeton.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Bernice's memory to your favorite organization or to StaHome Hospice, 406 Briarwood Drive, Suite 500, Jackson, MS 39202.

The family expresses their deepest gratitude to StaHome Hospice and to Bernice's caregivers, Delores Byrd and Lucy Davis.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry David Houpt Family Tree - kathleencarrollhoupt originally shared this on 06 Aug 2011 Copy of 1944 wedding write up in paper
2. ↑ Ancestry David Houpt Family Tree - kathleencarrollhoupt originally shared this on 02 Aug 2011, Wedding License
3. ↑ See Headstone at Findagrave - Bernice King Houpt
4. ↑ Obituary Published on-line in Clarion Ledger on Aug. 8, 2007

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