Courtney Houk

Amory - Courtney Leigh Ann Houk, 21, died on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born on March 1, 1990, in Columbus, she was the daughter of Bobbie Dianne Glover and the late Jessie Coy Sandlin.Courtney attended Amory High School and graduated from ICC and Cisco Community College, Abilene, TX. Before working as a clerk at Food Giant, she had worked at Payless in Texas, at Knight’s Snow Cones in the Summers, and in sales at Best Buy. Courtney was a member of Fig Hill Church of God. Fun-loving and on-the-go, she enjoyed fishing, swimming, spending time with her family and friends, riding around, and gossiping with her friends. Always willing to help others, Courtney’s pride and joy was her daughter, Addy.A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, January 8 at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home with Bro. Ricky Kendrick, Bro. Tony Rooks, and Bro. Shane Cruse officiating. Burial will follow in Haughton Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be C. J. Thompson, Steven Alexander, Dustin Pickle, Josh Brewer, Shaness Lee, Jonathan Thompson, and Andrew Russell.Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM, Saturday at the funeral home.Survivors include her husband, Justin Ray Houk, Hamilton; daughter, Addyson Danielle “Addy” Houk, Amory; mom, Dianne Glover, Amory; her second mom, Bobbie Knight, Amory; step-dad, James Kip Cruse, Sulligent, AL; brothers, James Matthew “Matt” Curse, LCpl, US Marine Corps, and Cole Sandlin, Northport, AL; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenny and Teresa Houk, Hamilton; grandparents, Mary Addine Murphy (Dean), Vernon, AL, and Jessie Tommy Sandlin, Sulligent, AL; step-grandmother, Hazel Cruse, Sulligent, AL; sister-in-law, Terrie Ann Houk, Hamilton; Aunts, Marcie Pearce (Dwayne), Smithville and Michelle Vance (Jeff), Sulligent, AL; uncles, Michael Yarbrough (Kim), Sulligent, AL, Tony Yarbrough and Nick Murphy, Vernon, AL, and John Knight, Amory; and niece, Kaylin Bradley, Hamilton.In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her second father, Fred Knight; grandmother, Elizabeth Earnestine Sandlin; and aunt, Mytina Sloan.Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.