TITLE:   Franklin A. Howe,  Obituary, May 26, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  The Coos County Democrat EST. 1838 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE  
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Franklin A. Howe 

LAKELAND, Fla. - Franklin A. Howe, 85, of Lakeland, Fla., and
Whitefield, died at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center on Saturday,
May 26, 2001, after a sudden illness. 

Mr. Howe was born in Londonderry, Vt., the son of Orange F. and Mary
(Barnard) Howe. He had been a resident of Bolton, Conn. for 38 years
and had wintered in Lakeland and summered in Whitefield for many
years. 

Mr. Howe had served in the Army Air Corps in World War II and in the
Air Force during the Korean War. He was a life member of the VFW
Post in Whitefield. He was a Mason for many years and in Connecticut
was a member of the 1st Company Governors Foot Guard. Mr. Howe
had been employed by the Postal Service for 38 years, retiring in 1979,
as the assistant financial accountant in Hartford, Conn. 
Survivors include his wife, Blanche (Frohock) Howe of Lakeland and
Whitefield; a foster son, Raymond F. Streeter Jr. of Coventry, Conn.;
two stepdaughters, Gaylie May (Stoughton) Blake of Alstead and
Carlene (Stoughton) Wheeler of Sullivan; four stepgrandchildren; and
seven stepgreat-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a stepdaughter,
Bonny (Stoughton) Garrett. 

There are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held in Hope Hill
Cemetery in North Charlestown at a later date. 
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the United
Methodist Church of Whitefield, 16 High Street, Whitefield, NH 03598
or the North Charlestown First United Methodist Church, c/o First
United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 682, Claremont, NH 03743. The
Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home of Laconia is in charge of the 
arrangements. 

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