Wright County IA Archives Obituaries.....Howell, Frances 1960
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Eagle Grove Times 1960
Services For Mrs. Howell Here Wednesday

Final rites for Mrs. Frances Howell, 86, were held Wednesday morning in Sacred
Heart Church at ten o’clock.
Mrs. Howell died Sunday evening at her home, 502 East Broadway, following a long
illness.
She is survived by one [step]daughter, Mrs. Fred [Catharine] Weaverling of
Mission, Kans., one [step]grand-daughter , Mrs. John Harvey of New York, N. Y.,
and one [step]great-grand-daughter.  Among other survivors are two nieces, Mrs.
Fred [Fannie Bandy] Cotton and Mrs. Frank [Vina Bandy] Hall of this city.
The Rev. Maurice Mullan was celebrant at the requiem mass, and other clergymen
in the sanctuary were Archbishop Leo Binz of Dubuque; Rev. Erwin H. Matte of
Dubuque; Msgr. James Slowey, Clarion; Msgr. A. A. Halbach, Webster City; Rev.
Thos. O’Toole, Corwith; Rev. Henry Nobish, Williams; Rev. Robert Ormsby, Belmond
and Rev. Albert Manternach of Loras College, Dubuque.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Howell’s husband J. H. [John Henry] Howell was a pioneer Eagle Grove
businessman and banker, and at the time of his death was president of the
Security Savings Bank of this city.
Her maiden name was Frances Ray, and she was born in Livermore, Nov. 4th, 1874.
 She came to Eagle Grove about 1900 to make her home with her sister the late
Mrs. Wm. [Maggie] Boylson and daughters.  She is the last surviving member of
her family of four brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Howell was associated with many civic activities, and for many years was a
member of the Public Library board.  After her husband’s death she was named a
member of the board of directors of the Security Savings bank, which office she
resigned about two years ago.
She had been a member of the Woman’s Club for more than 50 years, and had held
all the offices of the club.  At the time of her death she was an honorary member.
During World War One she was an officer in the Eagle Grove Chapter of the Red
Cross.  The chapter maintained sewing and knitting rooms at that time and Mrs.
Howell worked daily with the production and also in the canteen which served
coffee to the troops going through the city on trains.
She had a great interest in the progress of the Eagle Grove Country Club, and
until some years ago was considered one of the top women golfers on the course.
A long time member of Sacred Heart Guild and the Catholic Daughters of America,
she took an active part with these groups until her health failed a few years ago.
She was preceded in death by her husband [on Jan. 28, 1942], two [step]sons,
Msgr. John W. Howell of Loras College, Dubuque and Carlisle Howell, also her
parents [Daniel and Nancy Malvina (Franklin) Ray], four sisters [Lettie M.
Vannatta, Cora A. Tucker, Maggie E. Boylson and Susie I. Dillon] and three
brothers [Fred M., Charles D. and Allen B. Ray].
Out-of-town relatives here to attend the funeral services were: Mr. and Mrs.
Fred [Catharine] Weaverling of Mission, Kan.; Mrs. John Harvey of New York, N.
Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Don Stedman of Fort Dodge; Mrs. Blake [Lurene Dillon] King of
Iowa Falls and Charles Ray, Jr. of Moline, Ill.


From the Eagle Grove Times, Eagle Grove, Wright Co. Iowa, Nov. 2, 1960



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