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Katherine “Kate” <I>Cole</I> Howell

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Katherine “Kate” Cole Howell

Birth
Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
22 Dec 1964 (aged 83)
Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
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Mrs. Katherine (Kate) Howell, 83, died early Tuesday morning at an Idaho Falls hospital of causes incident to age.

She was born July 1, 1881, at Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, daughter of Mason and Emily Jane Griffin Cole.

The family moved to the Garfield area where she grew up. In 1896 she was married to John M. McCullough in Rigby and they homesteaded in that area. The couple separated in 1921 and she spent several years working in Idaho and Utah.

She married William Howell in Pocatello and they lived in Washington and Alaska. He later died.

Mrs. Howell worked as a seamstress in a factory in San Francisco, Calif. for many years and then returned to Idaho where she was a railroad cook before retiring. She lived in Idaho Falls for many years.

She is survived by three sons, Maldon M. McCullough, Boise; Herman McCullough, Terreton; Floyd McCullough, Pocatello, and one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Jewell) Fisher, Idaho Falls; six grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edna McCullough, Rigby, Mrs, Vida Wilkins, Ucon; one brother, Rufus B. Cole, Idaho Falls.

(Post Register 22 Dec 1964)
Mrs. Katherine (Kate) Howell, 83, died early Tuesday morning at an Idaho Falls hospital of causes incident to age.

She was born July 1, 1881, at Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, daughter of Mason and Emily Jane Griffin Cole.

The family moved to the Garfield area where she grew up. In 1896 she was married to John M. McCullough in Rigby and they homesteaded in that area. The couple separated in 1921 and she spent several years working in Idaho and Utah.

She married William Howell in Pocatello and they lived in Washington and Alaska. He later died.

Mrs. Howell worked as a seamstress in a factory in San Francisco, Calif. for many years and then returned to Idaho where she was a railroad cook before retiring. She lived in Idaho Falls for many years.

She is survived by three sons, Maldon M. McCullough, Boise; Herman McCullough, Terreton; Floyd McCullough, Pocatello, and one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Jewell) Fisher, Idaho Falls; six grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edna McCullough, Rigby, Mrs, Vida Wilkins, Ucon; one brother, Rufus B. Cole, Idaho Falls.

(Post Register 22 Dec 1964)

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  • Created by: Theresa
  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74759604/katherine-howell: accessed ), memorial page for Katherine “Kate” Cole Howell (1 Jul 1881–22 Dec 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74759604, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by Theresa (contributor 47355046).