Charles Houart

BLOOMFIELD - Charles Dean Houart, 30, died April 8, 2003, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Feb. 7, 1973, in Dexter, son of Charles E. and Mary Crabb Houart of Bloomfield, he was a lifelong resident of the Bloomfield community. He was employed by the Walker Construction Company in Dexter for the past nine years and was a member of the Ridge Runners Motorcycle Club in Idalia.

Survivors in addition to his parents include: three brothers, Marvin Bennett of Chaffee, Wesley Bennett of Advance and Kerry Bennett of Bell City; four sisters, Sherry Bader of Brighton, Tenn., Kelly Baker of Qulin, Lee Ann Halliburton of Dexter and Rena Hefner of Advance; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Earl Dell will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Brown Cemetery near Puxico.