March 18, 1924 ~ January 28, 2012
Mattie Vernon “Jet” Houchens, 87, Glasgow, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at her residence. A native of Metcalfe County, she was a daughter of the late Wilburn Henry and Dora Elizabeth Jessie Poynter. She was a former employee of Kentucky Pants Co., a homemaker, and a member of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her five children, Romey Houchens (Brenda), Janice Furlong, Richard Houchens (Effi), Kathy Lewis (Ricky), and Willie Dale Houchens (Melinda) all of Glasgow; one sister, Helen Byrd (Sam) of Knob Lick; 25 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Day Houchens; three sisters, Bedie Piper, Moss Piper, and Louise Poynter; four brothers, Cecil, Henry, Bud, and Shorty Poynter; two great-grandchildren, Bryon Ballard and Ashton Houchens.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.