Charles Thomas Houghtby III Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Charles Thomas Houghtby III (Sarasota, Florida), born in Addison, Michigan, who passed away on March 22, 2023 at the age of 72. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Charles Thomas Houghtby III to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Cheryl Lynn Creager; his parents, Charles Thomas Houghtby Jr. and Dorla Jean Huyghebart of Bradenton, FL; his son Charles Thomas Houghtby IV of Adrian, MI; his foster son Guadalupe David Hernandez; his father-in-law Ralph Junior Creager of Liberty Center, OH; his siblings, Regena Marie Cunningham (Willy) of Brooklyn, MI and Donald Edward Houghtby of Cement City, MI; his granddaughters, Briana Lamont (Dakota Williams) of Adrian, MI and Hailey Catherine Lamont of Adrian, MI; his great grandchildren, Wyatt Dean Hilyard and Sophia Kathleen Cox; his nephews, Eric Eugene Slee (Alisa Schlesinger), Ralph Jameson Holdsworth, Tate Creager Slee (Lynn) and Donald Thomas Houghtby (Chelsea Bolenbaugh); his niece Erin Elizabeth Bonasso (Samuel); his great-nieces and great-nephews, Brody Slee Godar, Trenton Houghtby, Samuel Paul Bonasso III, Eleanor Elizabeth Bonasso, Emilia Grace Bonasso and Ellie Juelle Houghtby; his sisters-in-law, Mary Beth Slee (Xavier Flores) of Fuqua-Varina, NC and Julie Amelia Creager (William Holdsworth) of Liberty Center, OH.; his grandparents, Charles Thomas Houghtby Sr. and Eva Lucille Houghtby; his stepmother Yvonne Houghtby; his mother-in-law Margaret Jean Lance Creager; his aunt Charlotte Houghtby Backus; and also Connie Wilson.

Tom has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given in his honor to American Cancer Society; Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL; or Tidewell Hospice, Ellenton, FL.