James Francis Howell

1920 - 2006  (86 years)

• Name	James Francis Howell
  Born	9 Apr 1920	Itawamba County, Mississippi   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Apr 2006	Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana   [1]
  Buried	Smyrna Lutheran Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I24650	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Emmett Presley Howell
  Mother	Ira Johnson
  Family ID	F8756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie Pickett,   b. 31 May 1919, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 2013, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana  (Age 94 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1944	Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
  Children	1. Dr. James Foster Howell   2. Ira Jane Howell   3. Jamie Frances Howell
  Last Modified	22 May 2018
  Family ID	F3140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S16] Obituary. Birth: Apr. 9, 1920 Itawamba County Mississippi, USA Death: Apr. 14, 2006 Auburn De Kalb County Indiana, USA James F. Howell, 86, of Auburn, Ind. and formerly of Decatur County, Ind. passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Friday, April 14, 2006 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home in Avilla, Ind. He was a Vo-Ag and Science Teacher for 33 years retiring from North Decatur High School in 1979. He previously taught at New Point High School and three schools in Mississippi before moving to Decatur County in 1954. He attended Berry College in Rome, Ga. and graduated from Mississippi State in 1950. He was a member of the Greensburg United Methodist Church, a charter member of Decatur County Teachers Organization, the Rural Couples Club, Decatur County Farm Bureau, and the Ind. & Decatur County Retired Teachers Association and Parkinson?s Support Group. In 2004, he was recognized as a 50 year member of the New Point Masonic Lodge having served as Secretary for numerous years and Worshipful Master. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Valley Scottish Rite and Lois Chapter of Eastern Star (Associate Worthy Patron 1962). He served in the Army Air Corp from 1942-1945. He was a B-24 flight engineer & gunner. He completed 50 missions in Southern Europe including missions to the Ploesti Romania Oil Fields in 1944. He is a member of the 456th Bomb Group Association. James Francis Howell was born April 9, 1920 to Emmett Presley and Ira Johnson Howell in Itawamba Co., Mississippi. He married Jennie Pickett on September 17th, 1944 at Berry College in Rome, Ga. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Emmett Presley and Ira Johnson Howell; two Brothers, Herbert and Hubert Howell; two Sisters, Helen Warr and Pauline Reynolds and one Grandson, Christian James Sukala.