Jacob Levi Houston

Jacob Levi Houston

Cedar Rapids

Jacob Levi Houston, 37, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2022, followed by a time of gathering for family and friends until 5 p.m. at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his wife, Lindsay; their children, Jacob and Charley; his mother, Rhonda Houston; brother, Joshua (Kimberly) Houston; grandfather, H.G. (Susie) Houston; cousin, Jon (Karla) Raney; cousin, Karly Thurmond; in-laws, Rick and Mary Spring; sister-in-law, Michaela (Jon) McCracken; brother-in-law, Ryan Spring; Godparent to Chase McCracken and Kortlan Skogerboe; and many other family members and friends.

Levi was born on September 29, 1984, in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Eddie Kent and Rhonda (Johnson) Houston. He grew up in Texas and Colorado where he was a little cowboy riding horses and dirt bikes. In 1994 he moved with his family to Iowa. He graduated Nevada High School in 2003 and Wartburg College in 2009. Levi was an athlete and excelled in every sport he played, particularly his favorite sport of baseball. Levi loved to fish, golf, hike, and travel. He was a diehard Texas Longhorn football fan. He loved spending time at the lake and in the mountains. He met his wife Lindsay through close friends at Iowa State University in 2008. They were immediately inseparable and married in 2010. He was a faithful, loving husband who enjoyed spoiling his wife and showing her every day how much he loved her. He was especially so proud to be a daddy to his two children. He loved to play video games and baseball with his son. He loved to watch his daughter dance and comb her hair. He is known for his contagious smile and warm hugs. He was a true friend to anyone he met.

He was preceded in death by his father, Kent, and grandparents, H.C. and Jody Johnson and Maldean Houston.

In lieu of flowers, memorials will be used towards college education funds for Jacob and Charley.

Please share your support and memories, with Levi’s family on his Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under Obituaries.