OBITUARIES

LEE ROY HULSHOUSER

1932-2018

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QUITMAN - Funeral services for Lee Roy Hulshouser, 86, of Quitman, were held Friday, Aug. 31, at Lowe Funeral Home with Brother Thomas Estes officiating.  Interment was at Haven of Memories Cemetery in Canton.  

Lee Roy Hulshouser was born in Dallas on June 20, 1932, to the late Roy Gilbert and Lela Mae (Nolan) Hulshouser.  He was one of nine children born to the couple. He lived many years in Canton before moving to Mineola, and later moving to Quitman.  In 1956 he married the love of his life, Mary Ann Hulshouser.  In the 1980s he retired after owning a citywide plumbing company for many years. He was an avid gardener and rancher, owning numerous cows and buffalo. He was an all-around outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting deer and elk.  Lee Roy had a keen sense of humor and could make anyone laugh. 

Lee Roy accepted Christ as his personal savior in 2015.

He passed away Monday morning, Aug. 27, 2018 in Mineola.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy Gilbert and Lela Mae Hulshouser, and eight siblings.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 62 years, Mary Ann Hulshouser of Quitman; two sons, Gary Hulshouser and wife Jan of Quitman, and Keith Hulshouser of Shreveport; daughter, Beth Hailey and husband Bill of Quitman; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

Serving as pallbearers were Lee Roy’s grandchildren.