July 4, 1999

HELEN HOWARD

Helen Arnold Howard, 79, of Fruitland died Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born April 20, 1920, in Blodgett to William Newton and Lula E. Hampton. She was married to Clarence Howard Jan. 11, 1941. Howard was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Sikeston. She worked for the Division of Family Services in Cape Girardeau County from 1971 to 1979. From there, she went to work for the Division of Aging in Cape Girardeau County until 1985 when she retired...

Helen Arnold Howard, 79, of Fruitland died Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center.

She was born April 20, 1920, in Blodgett to William Newton and Lula E. Hampton. She was married to Clarence Howard Jan. 11, 1941.

Howard was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Sikeston. She worked for the Division of Family Services in Cape Girardeau County from 1971 to 1979. From there, she went to work for the Division of Aging in Cape Girardeau County until 1985 when she retired.

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She is survived by two sons, Dale Howard of Fruitland, Charles Howard of Nashville, Tenn; a daughter, Anne Cole of Houston Texas; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

She is preceded in death by her husband, a brother and three sisters.

There will be a graveside service at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Cy Smith will officiate. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel is handling the arrangements.

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