Highland County OhArchives Obituaries.....Howland, Lavina B. (Moore) October 1, 1996 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com April 9, 2006, 9:17 pm From the 3 October 1996 issue of the Washington C.H., Ohio "Record-Herald", page 2: LAVINA B. (MOORE) HOWLAND. Lavina B. (Moore) Howland, 69, 12549 Collier Road, Greenfield, died 3:29 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1996 at her residence. She was born February 7, 1927 in Lawrence County, Ky., the daughter of Joseph David and Jessica Romaine Moore. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Vernon Edward and Ramona Howland, Greenfield; Sons, Paul Wendell Howland, Mowrystown, Carl David Howland, Hillsboro; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda Ann and Dick Phillips, Greenfield, Penny Lou and Junior Duncan, Greenfield; foster daughter Judy Wardlow, Greenfield; who died adopted daughter by love, Thelma Sterling, Greenfield; 15 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; sister, Maxine Cox, Greenfield; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis an Ronald Penn, Poplar Grove, Ohio; sister-in-law, Betty Moore, Columbus; and brother-in-law, Luther Mayes of Kentucky. Mrs. Howland was preceded in death by her husband Robert Edward "Jack" Howland who died August 4, 1977; son, Ronald Joseph who died February 9, 1996 and seven brothers and two sisters. She was a member of Samantha Free Will Baptist Church, Honorary member of Mt. Zion Christian Union Church, Poplar Grove; and North Fourth St. Holiness Church, Greenfield. She was a former employee of American Pad and Textile Co. and the U.S. Shoe Corp. She graduated in 1944 from Franklin Rural High School in Locust Grove, Ohio. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 1996 at the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Wiley Perkins officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery with visitation after 4 p.m. on Thursday. Additional Comments: The following second obituary of Lavina B. Howland is from the 2 Oct. 1996 Greenfield, Ohio 'Greenfield Daily Times', page 10: HOWLAND. Lavina B. (Moore) Howland, age 69, of 12549 Collier Road, Greenfield, died at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday, October 1, 1996 at her residence. She was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky on February 7, 1927 to Joseph David and Jessica (Romaine) Moore. Mrs. Howland was a member of the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church, an honorary member of the Mt. Zion Christian Union Church in Popular Grove, and North Fourth Street Holiness Church in Greenfield. She graduated in 1944 from Franklin Rural High School in Locust Grove, Ohio and was a former employee of the American Pad and Textile Company and the U.S. Shoe Corporation. Survivors include three sons and one daughter-in-law, Vernon Edward and Ramona Howland of Greenfield, Paul Wendell Howland of Mowrystown and Carl David Howland of Hillsboro; two daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda Ann and Dick Phillips and Penny Lou and Junior Duncan, all of Greenfield; foster daughter Judy Wardlow of Greenfield; adopted daughter by love Thelma Sterling of Greenfield; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Phyllis and Ronald Penn of Popular Grove, OH and Maxine Cox of Greenfield; brother-in-law Luther Mayes of Kentucky; 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward "Jack" Howland, on August 4, 1977; a son, Ronald Joseph Howland, on February 9, 1996; seven brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 4, at the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wiley Perkins officiating. Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call at the Murray Funeral Home in Greenfield after 4 p.m. Thursday, October 3. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/highland/obits/howland352nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb