Johnny “Cotton” Houser, age 69, of Leonard, Texas, passed away August 24, 2007, in Dallas, Texas. He was born on June 2, 1938, in Ennis, Texas, the son of John J. Houser, Jr. and Julia Inez Minton Houser. He married Glenda Ann Love on September 27, 1959, in McKinney. He was a brick mason and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Houser of Trenton; daughter, Lisa Baldridge of Leonard; son, Phillip Houser of Leonard; sister, Bobbie Long of Trenton; grandchildren, Bobby Houser, Brittany Thacker, Keisha Houser, Breanna, Brandy and Brennen Houser, Amanda, Michael and Victor Correa, and James Gardner; great-grandchldren, Coty Houser, Bryce and Morgan Lower, Skyler Fortner, Madison Parfait and Kaelin Correa; aunts, Bertha Hutchins, Mary Robinson and Delphia Cotton; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 27, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Randolph with Rev. David Brackett and Rev. Daniel Caldwell officiating. Interment will follow at Valley Creek Cemetery near Leonard. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Sunday, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard.