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Howard Ralph Connally

GUYMON, Okla. - Howard Ralph Connally, 79, died Monday, Sept. 22, 1997.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Victory Memorial United 
Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor, officiating. Burial 
will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors.

Mr. Connally was born in Brownsboro, Ala. His family moved to Beckham 
County when he was young. He graduated from Highway High School near 
Carter and later from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree 
in animal husbandry. He did post-graduate work at Iowa State University.

He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was injured while 
undergoing pilot training. After the war, Mr. Connally was assistant 
county agent for Canadian County and then was county agent for Kingfisher 
County. He later did animal feed research at Superior Farms west of 
Oklahoma City. He then managed grain elevators in Union City.

Mr. Connally married Leona "Lee" M. Dauner in 1949 at Hennessey. In 1962, 
they moved from Union City to Guymon, where Mr. Connally was manager of 
Knutson Grain Elevators for several years. He later became affiliated as a 
grain buyer with Texas County Feed Yards until retiring in 1992.

Mrs. Connally died in 1987.

Mr. Connally was a member of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church and 
was active in the Methodist Men's group and served as president. He was a 
member of Guymon Lodge AF&AM No. 335, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 
the India Temple of Oklahoma City and the Panhandle Shrine Club. He also 
was a regular member of the No Man's Land Senior Citizens group.

Survivors include a son, Dan Connally of Oklahoma City; a sister, Mary 
Jean Johnson of Amarillo; three brothers, Burton Connally of Sayre, H.G. 
"Bud" Connally Jr. of Amarillo and Charles Connally of Nashville, Tenn.; 
and a special friends, Esther Holzrichter of Guymon.

The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to Victory Memorial 
United Methodist Church. Memorials will be accepted at the church office 
or the funeral home.

Friends may call at the funeral home from noon to 9 p.m. today.

Amarillo Globe News 23 Sep 1997
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