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Visitation:
Friday, November 21, 2025 from 10 - 11 a.m. at
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home.
Service:
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the funeral
home.
Funeral home:
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Jo Ann "Ann" Houghton,
77, of Millsboro, DE, passed away on Thursday,
October 30, 2025.
Born in Lincoln, IL to the late Robert D. McKown and
Susie Hope Irish, Ann was a graduate of Atlanta High
School, class of 1966. She also was a graduate of
the University of Illinois with a teaching degree in
Mathematics.
Ann was a homemaker and a substitute teacher for 10
years for the Indian River School District. She
generously and faithfully used her many gifts and
talents to serve the Lord at her church, the Ocean
View Church of Christ. She masterfully played the
piano and organ, taught Sunday School, organized VBS,
participated in many women ministries, regularly
visited area nursing homes and led “Sing Along with
Ann” and so much more. She was very dedicated to her
family and adored being a Grandma.
Ann leaves behind her loving husband of 56 years,
Delmar Daryl Houghton, II; children: Bobby (Kim)
Houghton of Millsboro, DE and Kelly Rogers of
Fruitland, MD; and five grandchildren: Jacob Rogers,
Mia Rogers, Kaylynn Houghton, McKaylee Houghton, and
Rory Houghton. She is also survived by her sister
Karen Irwin of Lincoln, IL, along with many other
members of extended family and friends. |

Memorial Services will
be held on Friday, November 21, 2025. Visitation
will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by Funeral
Services at 11:00 a.m. at the Quiram-Peasley Funeral
Home, 202 NW Vine St., Atlanta, IL.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ocean
View Church of Christ, 55 West Ave., Ocean View,
Delaware 19970.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta, IL.
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