DATE: Sunday, July 6, 1997                  TAG: 9707060006

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FRANCIS K. HOWARD

Francis K. Howard, 85, died July 3, 1997, at Maryview Nursing Care Center, Suffolk.

Mr. Howard was born March 25, 1912, in Philadelphia, son of the late Harold and Anna Louise Howard. He was a member of the Floral City United Methodist Church, Floral City, Fla. He was retired from the High Point Enterprize, High Point, N.C. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy M. Howard.

Surviving are five sons, Jack Howard and his wife, Jina of Carrollton, Texas, Bill Howard and his wife, Carolyn of Chantilly, Va., Dan Howard and his wife, Phyllis of Portsmouth, Terry Howard and his wife, Linda of Sophia, N.C., Pat Howard of High Point; a sister, Mary Hain of Sarasota, Fla., and a brother, Nelson Howard of Boston; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in Maryview Nursing Care Center, Suffolk. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Floral City United Methodist Church, Floral City. Altmeyer Funeral Home, Virginia Beach, is handling arrangements. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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