Mordica Frank Houk
1894 - 1952 (58 years)-
Name Mordica Frank Houk - son of Mordica A. Houk [1]
Born 7 Aug 1894 Clinton County, Missouri 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation firefighter; realtor and insurance agent [1, 3] _MILT World War I. Company M. 129th Infantry. 33rd Division. Private First Class. Purple Heart. Census 1940 Denver, Denver County, Colorado [4] Died 11 Oct 1952 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona [1, 2, 3] Buried 14 Oct 1952 Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona [1, 2, 3] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150691941/mordica-frank-houk
Section 23, block 1, lot 3, space 10
Person ID I3310 Hedges Last Modified 4 Dec 2023
Family Mary Margaret Kelly, b. 9 Apr 1904, Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa , d. 24 Aug 1992, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas (Age 88 years) Married 11 Nov 1926 Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa [3] Children 1. Mary Frances Houk, b. 24 Sep 1928, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa , d. 9 Dec 1980, Orange County, California (Age 52 years)Last Modified 21 Dec 2023 Family ID F1479 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 7 Aug 1894 - Clinton County, Missouri 
Married - 11 Nov 1926 - Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa 
Census - 1940 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado 
Died - 11 Oct 1952 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 
Buried - 14 Oct 1952 - Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Death certificate gives father's name as Mordica A. Houk, birthplace unknown. Mother's name unknown.
[1] - Mordica Frank Houk
Modica Frank Houk, 58, died unexpectedly yesterday morning in his home at 3033 W. Monte Vista. He was a fire fighter at the Luke Air Force Base and had lived in Phoenix seven years, coming here from Centerville, Iowa.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memory Chapel, A.L. Moore and Sons Mortuary. The Rev. Arthur H. Wood and the Rev. Allan Maddy will officiate. Luke-Greenway Post No.1, American Legion, will have charge of graveside services in Greenwood Memorial Park. Pall bearers will be from the 50-50 Lions Club of which Mr. Houk was a member.
Prior to going to Luke Air Force Base as a civilian employe, Mr. Houk sold real estate and insurance.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a son, Albert; two daughters, Roberta and Mary Frances, the latter a teacher in the First Church of Christ Scientist; all of Phoenix.
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona. Sunday, 12 October 1952.
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- Death certificate gives father's name as Mordica A. Houk, birthplace unknown. Mother's name unknown.
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