Shirley M. Houghton

Shirley M. Houghton, 90, of Lawrence, Kansas and previously of Leawood, Kansas passed away on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 at her home. Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 9th at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Bonner Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 10 – 11 am prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association both in care of the funeral home.
Shirley was born on June 21, 1924 in Denver, Colorado and raised in Bonner Springs, Kansas along with her five brothers. She was the only daughter of Roy and Selma Tinberg. She graduated from Bonner Springs High School in 1942. After high school, Shirley worked at the Sunflower Ammunition Plant prior to graduating from Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kansas in 1947 where she received a BS Chemistry and Medical Technology. Shirley’s passion was in the arts particularly water color, drawing, and charcoal. She studied at the Kansas City Art Institute one summer where she received instruction from Thomas Hart Benton. She also enjoyed theatre, and the orchestra. She met her husband, Charles F. Houghton, Jr. while attending Kansas State. They married on February 8, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas. They had two children Dr. Joan Houghton and Charles (Corky) F.Houghton, III. The family moved first to Missouri, then spent 45 years living in Leawood, Kansas. Shirley moved to Lawrence, Kansas with her daughter in August, 2006. Shirley became a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church. Shirley was an elementary school teacher for 25 years. She received a Masters’ Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Upon her retirement, Shirley was a substitute teacher. Shirley was an active member of the Leawood United Methodist Church. She was President of her women’s circle and served on various committees. Shirley hobbies were gardening, museums, listening to music, and reading. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Donald Tinberg, Robert Tinberg, and Richard Tinberg. She is survived by her daughter of the home, her son and his wife Debra Houghton, and three grandchildren, Haley Houghton, Charles (Chase) F. Houghton IV, and Kelsey Houghton all from Clinton, Mississippi. She also is survived by two brothers, Eugene Tinberg (Darlene), and Kenneth Tinberg (Pat) along with many nieces and nephews
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