Bessie (Weaver) Howard (1977)

BOTHWELL, COOK, COX, HOWARD, SMITH, STRIETBECK, WEAVER

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 8/6/2006 at 15:41:01

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, May 25, 1977
Page 2, Column 5

Bessie Howard Funeral Held

Mrs. Bessie B. Howard, 80, died May 26 at a Council Bluffs hospital after an extended illness.

She was born at Winterset and came to Council Bluffs with her late parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weaver in a covered wagon in the fall of 1907.

Mrs. Howard was the widow of Clarence Howard who died in 1969. She was a member of the Christian Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Leona E.Bothwell and Mrs. Edna M. Cook, both of Council Bluffs and Mrs. Ruth I. Cox of Auburn, Kansas; two sons, Arthur Strietbeck of Crescent and Joseph Strietbeck of Avoca; a sister, Mrs. Grace Smith of Council Bluffs; 34 grandchildren; 53 great-children; and three great great grandchildren.

Services were at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Meyer Chapel. The Rev. Treverse Harrison, pastor of Broadway Christian Church officiated. Interment was at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.

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