MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Joe Howell, 24 Apr 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ ==================================================================== JOE HOWELL SPRUCE PINE – Joe Howell, 74, of Biggerstaff Road, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at his home. He was the son of the late Troy and Elsie Jarrett Howell. A member of Freedom Baptist Church, he was owner and operator of Joe Howell's Store in Ingalls for 48 years. Survivors include his wife, Nell Collis Howell; sons, Keith and Randall Howell, both of Spruce Pine, and Galon Howell of Moab, UT; sisters, Dorothy Grindstaff and Maude Greene, both of Bakersville, and Kate Bartlett of Statesville; brothers, Lee and Ray Howell, both of Spruce Pine; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Freedom Baptist Church. Rev. David Troutman officiated. Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service at the church. Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine was in charge of arrangements.