Graveside services for Jan Evatt Houston, 81, of Tucson, Ariz., will be held at 12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 at Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Marana, Ariz.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Saguaro Buttes, 5825 Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, Ariz. 85747.
Mrs. Houston died Nov. 7, 2024 in Tucson, Ariz.
She was born Sept. 11, 1943 in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Bob and Marian Evatt.
Jan grew up in Wayne, Okla., where she became the drum major in the high school marching band. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
She had a long career as a labor and delivery nurse at Tucson Medical Center. She became Arizona’s 100th nurse practitioner and served the communities of Yuma and Safford Arizona.
Jan was known for her hilarious storytelling, her open-hearted friendship and her love of animals. She was an avid quilter and horseback rider and spent many hours on the trails east of Tucson. There was always a gathering of friends and relatives at her home, not to mention a beloved collection of dogs and cats. She touched many lives through her work, friendship and sense of humor. She would light up the room wherever she went.
Jan is survived by husband, Sam Houston; sons, Scott and Eric Stafford and brothers, Bruce and Bob Evatt. She has three grandchildren, Hunter, Maison and Cooper Stafford. She has two step-children, Douglas Houston and Bonnie Crystal, along with a plethora of step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by mother, Marian Evatt and father, Bob Evatt.
Jan will be deeply missed and forever remembered by all who knew and loved her.