| Carlton Vernon Howard,
90, of Collinsville, OK passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Collinsville.
He was born February 14, 1924 in Tiawah, OK to Abe Leo and Clara (Webb)
Howard. He had lived all of his life in this area. He was a member of
the Masonic Lodge #165, Past President of the Collinsville School Board,
past member of the Kiwanis Club and the VFW. He retired from VVEC where
he was the Director of Operations. He served in the Navy during WWII.
He is survived by 2 children: Carleeta Howard of Las Vegas, NV. And Ken Howard and his wife Dana of Collinsville. 4 Grandchildren: Nichole Thompson and Jeremiah of Las Vegas, NV, Justin Howard and his wife Tara of Collinsville, Jayme Wisdom of Collinsville, and Joel Howard and his wife Taylor of Collinsville. 4 Great-grandchildren: Cannon, Aspen, Peyton and Lily. He is also survived by a sister: Deloris Cochran of Owasso, OK. He is preceded in
death by his wife Florence and a son: Gary Howard. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 12, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Collinsville with Brother Paul Simpson officiating. Interment will follow at the Ridgelawn Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home, online condolences may be made at www.collisnvillefh.com. |
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 Carlton Howard (2nd from left) voted along with the other school board members for the bond election that resulted in the new high school built in 1968-69 that is still Collinsville's high school today. |
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| Ted Wright Note: I knew Carlton as the father of my classmate Gary Howard (who died in a tragic car accident in 1969) and as a VVEC employee as that facility used to share an alley with the newspaper office in downtown Collinsville where I grew up in the 1950-60's. | ||||||
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