SHE WAS BORN JUNE 4, 1926 TO ROGER AND DELLA WARE IN JACKSONVILLE AND LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE HERE OR IN OTHER PARTS OF FLORIDA. SHE MARRIED CARL HOUSEND ON JANUARY 5, 1943, AND HAD 61 YEARS TOGETHER BEFORE HIS PASSING IN 2004.
SHE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND CARL, DAUGHTER, BARBARA, HER PARENTS AND BROTHER, WAYNE LLOYD.
SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER MOST OF HER LIFE AND TOOK GREAT PRIDE AND JOY IN HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY DAUGHER, JOYCE (DAVID) CIEMBRONOWICZ OF IRON RIVER, WI, SON, ROGER (SARA) OF JACKSONVILLE, SON, DAVID OF JACKSONVILLE, SON JEFFREY OF FLORENCE, SC, 11 GRANDCHILDREN, 24 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND 18 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
THE FAMILY IS GRATEFUL TO THE HOSPICE STAFF AT ST. VINCENT'S FOR THEIR CARE AND HELP AND VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO DR, DOMINGAS WHO CARED FOR HER FOR MANY YEARS.
GRAVE-SIDE SERVICES WILL BE FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022, AT RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL PARK, 7242 NORMANDY BLVD. JACKSONVILLE AT 11:00 AM. FOLLOWING SERVICE, A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD AT ROGER'S HOME, 1074 LOSTCREEK RD.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hgriversidefuneralhome.com for the Housend family.
