Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 25, 1922, Danville City, Virginia24,3, Mr. John Wade Howard
DeathOct 15, 2001, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mr. John Wade Howard
BurialSaint Marks Church Cemetery, 1230 St. Mark’s Church Road, Elon, North Carolina3, Mr. John Wade Howard
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherRobert Bruce HOWARD (1881-1944)
MotherMary Magdaline SLAUGHTER (1891-1951)
Spouses
MarriageNov 11, 1949, Alamance County, North Carolina496,404, North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8S2-N3Y : accessed 29 Mar 2014), J. W. Howard and Vera Whitesell, 11 Nov 1949; citing Boone Sta. Twp, Alamance, N C,
Obituary Online notes for John Wade HOWARD
10/17/2001
Mr. John Wade Howard
BURLINGTON — Mr. John Wade Howard, of 1689 St. Marks Church Road, died at 7:34 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
A native of Danville, Va., he was the husband of Mrs. Vera W. Howard, who survives, and the son of the late Robert Bruce Howard and Lennie Slaughter Howard. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include a son, Mr. Robert Lyn Howard and his wife Donna of Fredericksburg, Va.; a granddaughter, Miss Lacey Howard; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Hunter of Burlington; three brothers, Mr. Bill Howard of Haw River, Mr. Harry Howard of Graham and Mr. Archie Howard of St. Simons Island, Ga.; and a niece, Mrs. Jean Tate of Haw River.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Marks Reformed Church cemetery by the Rev. Robert M. Disher Jr.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 5 to 7 this evening. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. 3, Mr. John Wade Howard
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