Ms. Ella Mae Houston
August 21, 1931 - July 30, 2014
Ms. Ella Mae Houston entered into rest on Wednesday July 30, 2014 at UniHealth of Columbia. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday August 5, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. from A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, 2548 Main Street, Columbia. She was born in Newberry, South Carolina on August 21, 1931 to the late Rose Brown Houston but, she was reared by her aunt, the late Fannie Grayson. "Bus Stop Annie", as she was affectionately called by her family, was known to take the bus everywhere. Ella never met a stranger and was a true friend to many. Therefore, she had a very large extended family. Ms. Houston was preceded in death by her mother, aunt (like a mother) and a daughter, Rose Marie McLemore. Left to cherish precious memories are her son, Mayfield (Gail) Gryson; daughter, Laverne (Vernon) Foxworth all of South Carolina; eighteen grandchildren; forty-seven great grandchildren and two greath great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. A. A. Dicks Funeral Home are in charge of these arrangements.
Ms. Ella Mae Houston entered into rest on Wednesday July 30, 2014 at UniHealth of Columbia. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday August 5, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. from A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, 2548 Main Street, Columbia. She... View Obituary & Service Information