BETH HOWARD
- Date Of Birth: March 30, 1932
- Date Of Death: June 15, 2006
- State: Illinois
Beth Howard, 74 years, of Virginia, IL, died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at the Passavant Hospital Transitional Care Unit in Jacksonville.
She was born March 30, 1932 in Shelley, Idaho; the daughter of Charles Frederick and Coral Aretta Sant Boyce. She married Wendell Howard on March 29, 1952 in Tucson, AZ and he survives. Their marriage was solemnized at the Washington, DC Temple in 1980.
She is also survived by a son, Daniel Howard (wife, Lyn) of Jacksonville; four daughters, Debra Ore (husband, Fred) of Grand Island, Nebraska, Karen Brown of Roodhouse, Linda Milich of Bonney Lake, Washington, and Janet Mefford of Springfield; 26 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; five sisters, Mary, Afton, Beverly, Rhea, and Marchell; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter, Jennifer Milich.
Mrs. Howard was formerly employed as a nurse aide. In addition to being a devoted wife and homemaker, she loved and tended many area children in her home. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and had served the church in various positions.