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The following is from a collection of Kansas newspaper clippings courtesy of Ms. Ilene Butler:
Dated December 4, 1941
Funeral services were held for Clyde Howell Sunday afternoon at 2:30, November 30, at the Monett Church with Rev. Floyd C Moss officiating.
Mr. Howell, son of Mary and Henry, was born November 2, 1883 near Chanute, Kansas. AT the age of six years hea came with his parents to Cautauqua county to the farm two miles north of Monett where he grew to manhood. At the age of twenty-three he was converted and joined the Monett Methodist church where he was a faithful member until that church was disorganized and his membership was transferred to the Sedan Methodist Church.
On February 27, 1907, he was united in marriage to Pearl Morton. They lived in this community throughout their married life having lived in their present home thirty yearfs. Mr. and Mrs. Howell took into their home a child, Paul Wyman, at the age of eleven, who they educated and cared for as a son. He was with Mr. Howell during his last illness. Mr. Howell was a correspondent for the Sedan Times-Star.
Mr. Howell became ill near June first and was an invalid until his death on November 29, 1941 at his home.
Surviving relatives are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Howell, his foster son, Paul Wyman and family, his sisters Mrs. Myrtle Stephenson of SEdan, Mrs. Daisy Nelson of Peru, Mrs. Winnie Pittman of Dewey, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Flossie Harkrader of Serena, Missouri, his brothers Earl Howell and Ralph Howell, both of Sedan, and nephews Dwane Harkrader of Seneca, Mo., Junior Nelson of Peru, Bryon Stephenson of Chanute, Harold Meadows of Wichita. Loy Stephenson of Sedan and Delbert Meadows of Niotaze [handwritten] were pallbearers. [end handwriting]
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Following this is a very long listing of relatives who attended the services. I will transcribe that section at a later date. Clyde Howell somehow fits into my family tree, but presently I'm not sure where.
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