Iron County Record | 1938-10-20 | Page 1 | Cedar Merchant Dies in Las Vegas of Heart Trouble

Cedar Merchant Dies Diesl Dies In Las Vegas Of I Heart Trouble George Pratt Houchen 44 prominent prominent prominent pro pro- Cedar City merchant died in Las Vegas last night following an Illness from heart trouble and complications of about four years year's duration He left Cedar City late in August to make his home In Las Lis Vegas in an effort to Improve improve improve Im im- im- im prove his health and was thought to be doing fairly well until the past few days The body will be brought to Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar City tomorrow and win will be at atthe atthe atthe the home of Arthur Nelson after Saturday noon until the funeral services which will probably beheld be beheld beheld held Sunday afternoon The deceased who had been as associated associated as- as with the mercantile business business business busi busi- ness since he was fifteen years of age was proprietor and manager of the Standard Supply general merchandise store Prior to his establishing of the Standard Supply Supply Supply Sup Sup- ply he worked In the old Cedar Sheep Association store first as a clerk and later as a department manager He was born in Cedar City on July 16 1894 a son of Wm and Mary L. L Elliker Houchen and resided her until this fall On June 2 1920 1020 he was married to Blanche Jones of Enoch in the St. St G George orge temple Surviving are his widow a daughter Audrey Houchen and a ason ason ason son Newman Houchen Also surviving surviving surviving sur sur- sur- sur are his mother and stepfather stepfather stepfather step step- I father Mr and Mrs James Fisher and the following brothers and sisters Wallace Houchen Rebecca Green and H H. Corbett f f fLos fLos Los Angeles Roy Houchen and Mrs Iva H. H Nelson of or Cedar City and Mrs Donna H. H Judd of St St. George I