Corene Bishop Houck

Posted on May 29, 2019

Corene Bishop Houck, 84, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 in the Fellowship Home at Brookside in Valdosta, Ga.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in the chapel of T. J. Beggs, Jr. & Sons in Madison with Elder Tommy Stanaland and Elder Gary Blanton officiating. The interment will follow in the Fellowship Primitive Baptist Cemetery near Sirmans. The family received friends Tuesday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Corene was born and raised in Madison County where she was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Greenville High School in 1953. She worked for many years at the Owens-Illinois Bag Plant and later for Madison County Road Department and the Madison County Soil and Conservation Department.

Corene was a member of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church where she was the church treasurer. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with family and friends. Corene will be remembered for her care giving roles throughout the years, her sense of humor and loving spiritual guidance.

Corene was pre-deceased by: her parents, James and Bessie Morgan; her first husband, Charles C. Bishop; her second husband, Carl Houck; and her sister, Evalee Parker.

She is survived by: a son, Glenn Bishop of Madison; a daughter, Pamela Richter (Paul) of Madison; grandchildren, Brandi Nieves (Victor) of Ponte Vedra and Charles Richter (Heather) of Lake City; and five great-grandchildren, Caleb Richter, Kayleigh Richter, Karissa Nieves, Mariana Nieves and Caiden Richter.

T. J. Beggs, Jr. & Sons, Madison, Fla. (850) 973-2258.