Robert Wayne HoustonWinnsboro, LAFuneral services for Robert Wayne Houston, 63, of Winnsboro, LA, will be held at 12:00 noon, Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Crockett Point Baptist Church, with Rev. Ritchie Kelly, Rev. Casey Johnson, and Rev. George Ferrington officiating; with burial following at Harris Cemetery; visitation will be held Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the church; all under the direction of Dennard First National Funeral Home - Winnsboro.Wayne, an engineering technician IV for the Louisiana Department of Transportation, was born January 2, 1959, in Winnsboro, LA, to the union of the late Robert Frank Houston and the late Ruby Newman Houston, and passed to meet Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior September 4, 2022, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA, after a lengthy battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Wayne was a member of Crockett Point Baptist Church, Crowville, LA; he retired after thirty years as a surveyor with LADOTD; he loved hunting and fishing; he was a baseball umpire and basketball referee; he enjoyed golf and going to singings, especially gospel singings; and most of all he loved his grandchildren, whom he would race in his wheel chair; through his journey he touched many and wanted everyone to know his Jesus.Wayne was preceded in death by his parents and his infant sister Melinda Houston.Wayne is survived by his wife of 41 years, Veronica, whom he loved dearly as an angel sent from God; his children who meant the world to him: Lance Houston, and Virginia Gandy and husband Jacob; his beloved grandchildren: Brayden, Easton, Jett, Nolan, Sadie, Duke, and Wyatt; his former daughter in law Brittney Hendry; siblings Kathy Kussy, Brenda Brewer, and David Houston; Deuce and Toby, family dogs and close companions; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.Pallbearers are Ricky Caldwell, Josey Graham, Robbie Houston, Steve Houston, Jerry Linder, David Matthews, and Allan Martin.Honorary Pallbearers are Paul Work, Greg Meyers, and Bruce Ramsey.Online condolences may be made at www.dennardfirstnational.com.
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Crockett Point Baptist Church

Crockett Point Baptist Church