KINGS MOUNTAIN: Robert Houser, 85, died Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Hospice at Wendover.
Born October 6, 1938, went home August 4, 2024.
Beloved son of Curtis Henry Houser and Devola Houser Smith, stepson of Jack Smith. Bob leaves behind a wife, Diane Ormand Houser of Kings Mountain, NC, a brother, Rod Henry Houser, of Greer SC, and three children, Robert Curtis Houser, Jr. of Matthews, NC, Lisa Michelle Houser, and Christopher Andrew Houser, both of West Jefferson, NC.
Bob spent his childhood in Kings Mountain, attending high school there. He played football for the legendary John Gamble and Shu Carlton, then served his country as a member of the 82nd Airborne. A voracious reader, he most enjoyed the Bible, history, and a good newspaper. He attended college at King College in Bristol, Tn, as well as Limestone College in Gaffney, SC. He was a natural salesman with a great work ethic. He had an illustrious career with Emery Air Freight, matriculating from sales to management. Bob was also an entrepreneur, launching Specialty Transport Inc. later in life. He loved The Lord, his wife, his family and friends, and any form of motorsports.
The Houser family would like to extended their sincere gratitude to the Ormand and Trammell family for their love and sacrifice in caring for Bob; they are angels