Obituary of Verda House

Services for Verda Lee House, 97, New London, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Thursday, February 16, at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton, with the Reverend Ken Hayman officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near New London. Mrs. House died Sunday, February 12, 2012, in Tyler. She was born March 5, 1914, in Saratoga to the late Mark and Ida Herrington Brackin and had been a resident of New London since 1935. She was a retired LVN having worked for both the Overton Memorial Hospital and Sunshine Nursing Home. She had been a member of the London Baptist Church since 1941, where she was a teacher and a member of the WMU. She was an avid Bible reader and listener and received many awards for reading through the Bible. She married George E. House, Sr., July 28, 1934, in Houston. He preceded her in death September 1, 2002,  following 68 years of marriage. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, James House; two grandsons, Jim House and Michael House; three brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, George E. House, Jr. and Nelda House of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Robert and Linda House of Houston; a daughter-in-law, Gloria House, Concord; four grandchildren, Laura Kennedy, Tim House, Kerry House and David House; five great-grandchildren, Abbie Jane Kennedy, Colby House, Caleb House, Luke House and Hannah House; a great-great granddaughter, MacKenzie House; and several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Wednesday, February 15.