SHIRLEY HOUSTON
Shirley Houston 73 of Richmond passed away to be with Jesus on April 1, 2021. She was born September 12, 1947, in Boonville, Owsley County, Kentucky, to Elby and Mary Jane Barrett Davidson. She grew up in Brookville and moved to Richmond.
Shirley’s first job was at Sperry Plastics in Brookville. In the 1970s, she was a quilt trimmer at Nettle Creek Bedding Co., and then a trainer at special needs sewing school. In 1980, Shirley founded Houston Mfg. & Design, Inc., in Centerville. After two expansions, the sewing factory resides at its current location on Straightline Pike in Richmond. She was a 1965 graduate of Brookville High School and attended Ivy Tech.
If you knew Shirley, you knew she loved Jesus. She was a member of Surety Community Church. She taught Women’s Bible Study for 53 years and led the Ladies Refresher Weekend Conference for many years. Shirley was active in the Wayne County Republican Party and was named 2015 Republican of the year. She was a founding financial supporter of the Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky.
Shirley was a faithful and loving wife for 31.5 years. Things that brought her joy, were her love of Christ and her family, especially her three grandchildren. Shirley loved to travel and by the age of 65, had seen most of the world.
Survivors include her two daughters Rhonda (Christopher) Harding of Fishers and Dianna (Rodney) Anderson of Richmond, three grandchildren Reagan Scott Harding, Israel Jordan Harding, and Hannah Pearl Harding of Fishers, one brother MacArthur Davidson of Ligonier, three sisters Marie Caudill of New Point, Ada Griffin of Greensburg, and Geraldine Lanning of Orange Pake, Florida, nieces and nephews. Her husband Pearl died April 17, 1997, and she is also preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Surety Community Church 131 South 18th Street Richmond. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Brookville, Friends may call Tuesday, April 6, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the church. Memorial contributions may be given to Surety Community Ladies Center P.O. Box 1740 Richmond, Indiana 47375. Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral home is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at stegallberheideorr.com.