Prentiss “Perry” Custer Jr., 74, son of Prentiss Marvin Custer and Elsie Jeanette Haley Custer, was born Dec. 24, 1933, at West Plains. He died Jan. 6, 2008, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home near Houston on Sand Shoals Road.

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Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...