- Date Of Birth: August 7, 1931
- Date Of Death: March 27, 2020
- State: Illinois
Doris E. Houts, 88, of Jacksonville, IL died Friday, March 27, 2020, at Heritage Health in Springfield.
She was born August 7, 1931, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Beryl and Mary Lowden Liter. She married Robert Lewis and they later divorced. She then married Robert Houts in Tucson, AZ in 1985 and he preceded her in death in 1996.
She is survived by one daughter, Kathy Handy of Springfield; one son, Warren (Lisa) Lewis of Northridge, CA; three grandchildren, Grant Handy of Chicago, and Amanda Lewis and Andrew Lewis, both of Northridge, CA; and four stepchildren, Pam (Mike) McConnell of Lenexa, KS, Harriet “Hattie” (Greg) Owen of Centennial, CO, Patricia Goodfriend of Leawood, KS, and Margaret “Peg” (Rick) Legner of Long Beach, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one grandson, Justin Lewis; two brothers, Dale Liter and Glen Liter; and one stepson, Robert V. Houts II.
Mrs. Houts was a 1949 graduate of Jacksonville High School. She worked for many years at The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company and then for the City of Jacksonville in the Building Inspections Department. In 1978, she moved to Tucson, AZ and worked for Wells Fargo Bank.
Doris was a member of Brooklyn United Methodist Church for many years. She especially enjoyed bowling.
