Beverly A. Houghton

Beverly A. Houghton October 27, 1944 December 7, 2012 Beverly A. Houghton, 68, formerly of New Milford, Pa., passed away Dec. 7, 2012. Beverly was born Oct. 27, 1944, to Sydney Wilding and Marjorie (Palfrey) Wilding in Jersey City, N.J., and lived in the New Milford area the majority of her life. She worked for GMAC in Binghamton, N.Y. before marrying George F. Houghton, with whom she had two children. Besides being a wonderful mother and homemaker, she worked for seventeen years at Saint John the Evangelist School in Binghamton, then as a housekeeper for hotels in New Milford, State College and Milesburg. She is well known for her homemade bread and sticky buns, crocheted and knitted blankets, hats and sweaters, as well as her sewing creations and braided rugs. She was an avid gardener and loved her daffodils, lilies, pumpkins and tomatoes. She will also be remembered for her outspoken political views. She is survived by her children, son Scott E. Houghton, of Starrucca, Pa. and his sons, Cody, Morgan and Willie; and daughter and son-in-law, Sydney Kathleen M. and Jeremy L. Brown, of Port Matilda. She was preceeded in death by her mother and father, as well as George F. Houghton, her husband of 39 years. At Beverly's request, there will be no public memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to her favorite organizations: The Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256, woundedwarriorproject.org, or St. Judes Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, stjude.org.