Service for Coni Houghtling is Saturday, Dec. 3
Constance (Coni) Elizabeth Carr Houghtling, 63, of Talala, passed away on Nov. 22, 2016 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.
Coni was born Dec. 30, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas to Richard P. and Helen Carr, both deceased.
She attended Oologah United Methodist Church from 1995 to 2011, and founded and ran the Bible Zone after school program 1996-2011. She worked as a model and actress. She was a homemaker for 24 years prior to her death.
She loved painting, singing and studying scripture.
She wrote a humorous column for the Oologah Lake Leader for several years in the early 1990s. She won two monthly awards from the Oklahoma Press Association for her writing—“Who is the DA?” in August, 1990 and “A kitty’s country life” in February, 1993.
She is survived by her husband, Lance Houghtling of Talala; a daughter, Carleigh Houghtling of Norman; a step-son, Kristian Houghtling and wife Monica of San Antonio, Texas; three grandchildren, Alaina Houghtling, Jadalyn Cook and Adam Cook, all of San Antonio, Texas; three siblings, David and wife Linda Carr of San Antonio, Texas, Richard (Dick) and wife Valerie (Val) Carr of Little Rock, Ark., and Carolyn Kinder of Tampa Bay, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard P. and Helen Carr of San Antonio, Texas.
Her service is at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Oologah United Methodist Church.