LAWTON HOWELL
1887-1959
Native Of County Was Cancer Victim
Lawton Howell, 72, of Hot Springs, Virginia, a native of Johnson
County, died Sunday, December 13, at his home after a two-month
illness from cancer.
He was born at East Point May 11, 1887, a son of the late Franklin
Pierce and Magie Webb Howell. He was a grandson of A. J. and Nancy
Auxier Webb of Block House Bottom. He had been a resident of
Virginia for 16 years.
Mr. Howell was married to Sally George who died March 1937. He
later married Emily Allen.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Conway Howell of Hot
Springs, Va., and Phillip Howell of East Point, and six
grandchildren. One son, Francis Howell, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, at
the East Point Church of Christ by the Rev. S. C. Honeycutt.
Burial was in the Webb Cemetery at East Point.
Paintsville Herald
Wednesday
23 December 1959
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