The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Sunday, January 28, 1996               TAG: 9601280112
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

WILSON J. HOWELL SR.

Wilson J. Howell Sr., 66, of the 2100 block of Wolfsnare Road, died Jan. 24, 1996, in a Virginia Beach hospital.

He was retired from the U.S. Navy as a first class petty officer and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was born in Mishawaka, Ind., and was a Lutheran. He was a volunteer worker for the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

Survivors include his wife, Josefina P. Howell, of Virginia Beach; five sons, Wilson J. Howell Jr., Steven W. Howell, Philip R. Howell, Paul B. Howell and James W. Howell, all of Virginia Beach; and 11 grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. today in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel, by Pastor Wally Odom. A graveside service will be held Monday at 12:30 p.m. in Princess Anne Memorial Park. The family will remain after the service to greet friends.

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