HOWARD ROBB

Howard E. Robb, 71, of Ijamsville, Md., died Sunday, Aug. 16, 1998, at his home.

He was born Nov. 25, 1926, in Blytheville, Ark., son of John Howard and Edith Laverne Moore Robb.

Robb was reared in Chaffee and St. Louis. He worked at the Curtiss-Wright War Plant in St. Louis during World War II, then returned to high school and later received degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

He was awarded several patents for research in polymer chemistry, and managed marketing operations in Southeast Asia for Gulf Oil Corp.

Robb was a senior engineer and inventions evaluator with National Institutes of Standards and Technology. He also authored "Anvils of Destiny" which addressed the developmental dynamics of primitive and complex societies.

Survivors include two sons, John Robb of Fort Worth, Texas, Matthew Robb of Frederick, Md.; a daughter, Claire Robb of Falls Church, Va.; two brothers, Jack and George Robb of Calvert City, Ky.; three sisters, Elizabeth Evans and Patricia Broeker of St. Louis, JoAnn Posa of Ocean City, Md.; and three grandchildren.

A private service will be held at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

Robert E. Dailey and Son Funeral Home in Frederick is in charge of arrangements.