Delmar Houston

Delmar "Del" Houston, 70 of Akron, formerly of Ft. Collins, Colorado, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday at Unity Church of Fort Collins, 1401 West Vine. Interment, Resthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from noon until 6:00 PM Thursday at Goes Funeral Care, 3665 Canal Drive, Ft. Collins. Delmar Gene Houston was born April 11, 1938 in Wellington, CO to John and Lola Houston. He lived most of his life in Ft. Collins, but also lived many years in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 1998, he has lived in Akron. Del was a long-time business owner in Northern Colorado called Unique Painting and Decorating. He hired general contractors and others throughout the region and was well respected for his expertise. He also worked as a subcontractor for many years for Colorado Partitions and Drywall. He is survived by his first ex-wife, Bettie Harras of Akron; his second ex-wife, Joan Cruse of Ft. Collins; three children, Marilyn Brown of Ft. Collins; Tony Houston of Ft. Collins and Rod Houston of Austin, TX; six grandchildren; two brothers, John Houston of Ft. Collins and Jim Houston of California; and his sister, Pansy Nuckalls of Rio Vista, CA.