Houston Marshall Flournoy, 87, died Saturday, November 11, 2017. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and moved to this area while in high school.  He graduated from Largo High School, Stetson University in DeLand, FL, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.   He served as pastor in Southern Baptist churches in Florida and Kentucky and was the first pastor of the Azelea Baptist Church in St. Petersburg.  He also served as a Southern Baptist missionary in Brazil, along with his wife, for 26 years before retiring in 1988. He was a member of the Seminole First Baptist Church.
Marshall, as he was better known, was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn White,  a brother, Charles Flournoy, and a grandson, Joshua White. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Laverne Flournoy; children Phil Flournoy (Karen), Marilyn Mott (Michael), and Lorena Gaskill (Brent), as well as six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the new building fund of the Seminole First Baptist Church.

A memorial service is scheduled at 11:00 AM , Saturday, December 16 , at Seminole First Baptist Church, 11045 Park Blvd, Seminole, FL .