Whitney Rhea Houser, 54, of Lakewood, Colorado, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 of natural causes. A private family memorial service will be held at 10AM, September 6th in the mountains west of Denver.

Whitney was born on September 13, 1962 in Homestead, Florida to John and Linda Houser. She finished high school in Byers, Colorado and joined the Navy, from which she was honorably discharged and became a licensed electrician. Whitney was loved by family and friends. She was a nature and an animal lover. Whitney is survived by her father, John R. Houser and his wife, Renee L. Houser of Shallowater, TX, her sister, Tobin L. Houser of Denver, CO, her brother, Jon Houser – Sterling and his wife, Mindy Sterling-Houser of Evergreen, CO, her uncle, Ronald Hillis of Lubbock, TX and six cousins.