Myrtle Hough  

    Myrtle C. Hough peacefully ended life on this earth, Friday, January 22, 2010.  Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 26, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church, Lubbock,  with Rev. Daniel Echols and Rev. Ava Berry officiating.  Interment following at the City of Lubbock Cemetery.

     Myrtle Ara Cothrun was born April 27, 1912, in Junction, Texas.  She was the fourth of six children born to Ebbie Lee Roberts Cothrun and William Arthur Cothrun.  She grew up in Northeastern Oklahoma and at the age of eight returned to the panhandle of Texas with her family in covered wagons.  Growing up during the Great Depression was evident in the way she lived her life and loved her family and friends.  She married James Russell Hough in Alexandria, Louisiana, on December 15, 1946.

     During her lifetime, she had the opportunity to enjoy living in many areas of the United States and Mexico, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, California, and Mexico City.  Through her travels she made many lifelong friends.  She settled in Lubbock in 1964.

     Scooter, as she was nicknamed by friends early in her adult life, was gifted with an entrepreneurial talent.  She owned and operated many different businesses, including gas stations, restaurants, hotel coffee shops, a photography studio, and real estate/rental properties.

     She came to Lubbock as a Dietician with the Dormitory Food Service at Texas Tech University and she continued in that position for two years, leaving to join Lubbock Independent School District as a Supervisor of Public School Cafeterias.  She remained in that position until her retirement in 1978.  She continued to manage her real estate properties until her death. 

     She enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and friends in Ruidoso, New Mexico.  She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lubbock.

     The greatest joy in Myrtle's life was her family.  She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Floyd Cothrun, Cecil Cothrun, and Ray Cothrun; and two sisters, Gladys Young (Mrs. Tiffin) and Mary Elizabeth Cothrun.  Her survivors include her daughter, Jamie Biggers and husband Sammy, of Lubbock; granddaughter, Cecilee Echols and husband Daniel, of Lubbock; grandson, Carter Biggers and wife Mandy, of Iowa City, Iowa; and great-grandchildren, Isaac and Luke Echols; and Palmer, Harrison and Annabelle Biggers.  She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews whom she loved very much.

     Myrtle's family would like to thank her caregivers Dora Esparza, Elda Fuhrmann, and Carolyn West for their kindness and compassion.

     Visitation for family and friends will be Monday January 25th at Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock from 7-8 p.m.

    Memorials can be made to the Everliving Church Trust Fund, First United Methodist Church, 1411 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401.