Lucy Houston

Lucy Houston HICKORY Lucy Fisher Houston, 83, of Hickory, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour after 72 years as a believer in Him, on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born July 21, 1927, in Landrum, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Polly Pierce Fisher. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Fred W. Houston; three sisters, Lula Teague, Hallie Kelley, Cornelia Beard; one brother, Harley Fisher, and one grandson, Lawton Thomas Doyle. Mrs. Houston was a charter member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and a member of Sandy Ridge Baptist Church for the last 52 years. Earlier, she was Secretary of the family business, Houston Motor Lines, Inc., and later retired from St. Stephen's Elementary School. Her hobbies included gospel singing, and she sang with George Cooper Ministries on WHKY. She was an avid reader and bird watcher. Her main emphasis in life was her family. She adored them and they adored her. Her Christian example led all of her children and many others to the Lord. She is survived by her brother, Gerald Fisher, and his wife, Reba, of Hickory; sons, Mike Houston, and his wife, Rebecca, of Hickory; Danny Houston and his wife, Virginia, of Canton, Ga.; Darrell Houston and his wife, Sandy, of Morganton; Eric Houston and his wife, Tina, of Hickory; her daughter, Donna Brittain, and her husband, Joe, of Hickory; her best friend and "sister", Mary Alice Fisher, of Hickory; 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Sandy Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. John Whaley and the Rev. Homer Green officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Burial will follow in the St. Stephens Lutheran Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Alex Denson, Seth Houston, Shane Doyle, Kevin Houston, Jason Houston, and John Helton. Memorials may be made to the Sandy Ridge Baptist Church building fund or Palliative Care Center & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, N.C. 28658. Bass-Smith Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Lucy Fisher Houston.