6/26/1936 - 6/10/2012

Henry "Jim" James Houser, 75, of 7714 Matthew Miller Rd. in Vale, died

Sunday June 10, 2012.

Born June 26, 1936 in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Alvin Ferd

Houser and Leona Proctor Houser.  He was retired from Carolina Freight as a

freight loader and served in the US Army.  Jim was a member of Mt. Vernon

Baptist Church and Teamsters Local 61.

Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Joyle Leatherman Houser; two sons,

Brennan Houser of Oak Park, CA and Chad Hull and wife, Angela of Vale; a

daughter, Michelle Harkey and husband, Doug of Vale; four grandchildren,

Jamie Harkey, Jessica Harkey, Abigail Hull and Alec Hull; a brother, Ashley

Houser of Columbia, SC; two sisters, Frankie Godfrey of Vale and Linda Cooke

of Cherryville; and his pet dog, Bella.

Visitation: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, Tuesday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Vale.

Funeral Service: 4:00 PM, Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Vale.

Officiating: Rev. Jeremy Mahaffey

Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery

Memorials may be made to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 1156 North Brook III

School Road, Vale, NC 28168.

A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.