4245 Obit of Howell, Elva Parkins (d120) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 20 Jul 2002 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Howell, Wheeler, Hill, Shirley Services for Elva Parkins Howell, 87, of Sweetwater, were held Wednesday, November 2, 1988 at 2 p.m. at the Buffalo Baptist Church in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, with Rev. Carl Coffey officiating, assised by Rev. Ray Smart. Mr. Howell passed away Monday, October 31, 1988 at the Erick Nursing Home. He was born January 18, 1901 in a dugout near Buffalo Cemetery to Jeff and Lou Howell. He was married on December 22, 1920 in Rankin, Oklahoma to Ruby Fern Wheeler. They made their home in Sweetwater and Mayfield communities. He was a retired farmer. They moved to Erick in 1980. Mr. Howell was a member of the Buffalo Baptist Church of Sweetwater. Survivors include: wife, Fern of Erick; 2 daughters, Lavelle Hill of Mayfield, Oklahoma and Joyce Shirley of Tahoka, Texas; 1 son, Elmer Lee Howell of Erick; 14 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren. Interment followed in the Buffalo Cemetery under the direction of Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html