Terrie Lynn Houghton

Terrie Lynn Houghton, 84, passed away on July 29, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Terrie was born on September 22, 1939 in Hollywood, California to George Shephard Houghton and Jane (Schoenfeld) Nerpel. Terrie was a proud Californian who was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Hollywood High School. Her unique memories of growing up in the Lauryl Canyon neighborhood left her with many animated stories which she loved to tell to her family, friends and even strangers. She idolized her daddy, Shep Houghton, who made his living as a movie extra in the early days of film. He also instilled in her a love for the stock market and Costco which she was eager to discuss with anyone who shared in these interests. Terrie was one of the original hippies. After living in Los Angeles she made her way to the Mojave Desert region where she felt free from the city life. Being in the desert perhaps spurred her love of health food, organic gardening and herbalism. She always had a bottle of different herbs or supplements on hand for every ailment. Reading and jamming out to rock-n-roll with her favorite herb were a couple of her treasured pastimes. After living in the desert, she made her way to Oklahoma where she reluctantly made a life in a place where she always felt like a fish out of water. Because she had an amazing memory and vivid story telling ability, it was always her dream to one day write a book to document all of her special experiences. She was small in size but had an eccentric personality and wasn't shy to speak her mind. Terrie was certainly a one-of-a-kind person like nobody you have ever met-- certainly not like any senior you had met. She passed away surrounded by all of her surviving children, who she was so proud of and loved dearly and who loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Shephard Houghton and Jane Schoenfeld; daughter, Mary Ann Atkinson; grandson, Austin Dodd. Those she leaves to cherish her memories are her sons, Scott Barringer and wife Dawn, Aaron Atkinson and wife Erica; daughters, Jill Bankey – Smith and husband Lyle, Pearl Atkinson and husband Mostafa Belghasem, Mimi Atkinson and Jaren Arterberry; grandchildren, Zachary, Joel and Christian Barringer, Grayson Smith, Briar Atkinson, Bryson and Brody Arterberry, Salma, Asiya and Fatima Belghasem; great grandson, River Dodd; brother, Peter Houghton and wife Bobbi. She was laid to rest in a private graveside burial at Cheek Cemetery in Lone Grove, Oklahoma.

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Terrie Lynn Houghton

September 22, 1939 - July 29, 2024