Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Irene Cobb Howell Submitted by: Wanda Purcell wpurc25758@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Irene Howell was born August 27, 1908 in Texola, OK to Octavia Alice and Joseph Hoyle Cobb and passed away July 14, 1994 in the Hillcrest Hospital at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 17 days. Irene grew up in the Texola Community where she attended school. In August of 1926 she married Bob Howell in Cheyenne, OK and they moved to Evansville, IN where they remained until 1945 when they moved to a farm 2 miles east of Roll, OK. After Mr. Howell passed away, Irene moved to Oklahoma City in 1961 to make her home. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1 daughter Lotas Stauber, 1 son Bobby, 2 sisters, 1 brother, and a grandson David Clagg. Services were at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 1994 at the Crawford Church of Christ officiated by Earl Reed. Interment was in the Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Survivors include 2 daughters, Alice Knysh, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Carol Clagg, Aledo, IL; 1 son, Jerome Howell, Houston, TX; 2 brothers, Buster Cobb, Stanley Cobb; 7 grandchildren, Kim,, Stephanie, Leslie, Chris, Jimmy, Candy, and Justin; 9 great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.