Ronald Gene Houser

Ronald Gene Houser, 71, of Concord Street, Morganton, NC died Friday, June 30, 2006 at the Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Valdese, NC after an extended illness. He was born June 28, 1935 in Canton Ohio to the late John Houser and Vada Bowers Houser. Mr. Houser was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he had been stationed in Germany. He graduated from Louisville High School in1952 and later attended Kent State University. He was a self employed salesman.

He is survived by a son, Greg Houser and his wife, Robbin of Valdese; daughters, Beth Saunders and her family of Venice, FL, and Amy Houser and her family of Valdosta, GA; a sister, Janice Christner and her husband, Dale of Wake Forest, NC; a brother, Duane Houser and his wife, Joyce of Massillon, OH; grandchildren, Anthony Saunders of Venice, FL, Sarah Houser, Matthew Houser, Allison Houser all of Valdese, Anna Voigt of Valdosta, GA; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held 8:00PM Saturday July 8, 2006 at the Morganton First Church of God with the Reverends Donald Smith, Terry McGarrity and Duane Houser officiating.

Memorial gifts in Mr. Houser’s memory may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese NC 28690, or to the American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro NC 27407. For their loving care, the family would like to give a very heart felt thank you to the staff at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the Houser family with arrangements.