Russell County AlArchives Obituaries.....Howell, Gertrude Field December 2, 1953
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The Phenix-Girard Journal
Friday, December 4, 1953
Page One

Mrs. Gertrude Howell Died Wednesday

Mrs. Gertrude Field Howell, 62, popular and beloved teacher, died Wednesday at Cobb
Memorial Hospital after an eight-week illness. 

"Miss Gertrude" was a teacher for over 40 years at Girard Elementary School in
Phenix City. She was the wife of Marvin Howell.

Mrs. Howell was a native of Girard and a lifelong resident of that community. Her
parents were the late Charles Walton Field and Willie McCook Field.

She was a life-long member of the Girard Baptist Church. Mrs. Howell lived at 1208
Columbus Avenue, Phenix City. 

Surviving are her husband; two sons, Charles H. Howell, Phenix City, and Thomas N.
Howell, Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas; step-son, Grover Marvin Howell,
Phenix City; daughter, Mrs. Joseph Wright, Jr., Phenix City; brother, Charles
Walters Field, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Harmon Lynn Norton,
Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Goodnow Temple, Silver Springs, Md.; two grandchildren,
and three nieces and nephews. 

Funeral was held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Girard Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert C.
Perry, pastor of Girard Baptist Church; the Rev. Lloyd W. Tubb, pastor of First
Methodist Church, and the Rev. Jimmy Hayes, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church,
conducted the service.

Pallbearers were James Slay, David Purvis, J.D. Murphy, Robert W. Crowley, Horace
Hancock, and Jesse Nix. 

Honorary pallbearers were I.I. Moses, Lawrence G. Blau, H.A. Ferrell, Sr., V.C.
Curtis, Sr., V. Cecil Curtis, Oscar Everidge, L.P. Stough, W.O. Langley, Roy L.
Smith, Joseph W. Smith, and Ed Layfield. 

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