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Robert Kenneth Howse

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Robert Kenneth Howse

Birth
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Death
18 Jun 1994 (aged 84)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum: 1-room Q
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`Mr. and Mrs. W. M. G. Howse, 1604 Fairmount Avenue. Before her marriage, Mrs. Howse's name was Miss Edna Emery, and she lived in Oklahoma. Her interests are in her home. Mr. Howse is a Rotarian and a Shriner, and a member of the Wichita Club. Alfred, Robert, Godfrey, Edna, and Edith are the names of Mr. and Mrs. Howse's children. [1921 Social Register, Wichita, Kansas, transcribed by Kathi Travers.]
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Howse, Robert Kenneth, 84, retired Johnston & Larimer Wholesale Dry Goods president, died Saturday, June 18, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - June 22, 1994
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ROBERT KENNETH HOWSE, 84, who retired as president of Johnston and Larimer Wholesale Dry Goods in Wichita, Kan., died June 18, 1994, in Wichita. Services have been held. Mr. Howse was born Dec. 12, 1909, in Wichita to William Massey Godfrey Howse and Edna Elizabeth Emery. He was married April 20, 1932, in Wichita to Virginia Derby, who survives. He also is survived by a son, Christopher K. of Wichita; a daughter, Candy Finnigan of Studio City, Calif.; a brother, William of Canyon, Texas; a sister, Edith Lloyd of Wichita; and two grandchildren. Mr. Howse had maintained dual residency between Colorado Springs and Wichita from 1946 to 1965. He was president of the National Wholesale Drygoods Association for two years before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He earned the Legion of Merit Award. Mr. Howse was an active member of the Broadmoor Golf Club; the Cheyenne Mountain Club; the El Paso Club; the Augusta Golf Club; and was a founding member of the Garden of the Gods Club. He was instrumental in bringing U.S. Golf Association tournaments to the Broadmoor. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 7404 Killarney Place, Wichita 67206; or to the junior golf division of the USGA Foundation, P.O. Box 5000, Far Hills, N.J. 07931-0708. Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) - July 2, 1994
`Mr. and Mrs. W. M. G. Howse, 1604 Fairmount Avenue. Before her marriage, Mrs. Howse's name was Miss Edna Emery, and she lived in Oklahoma. Her interests are in her home. Mr. Howse is a Rotarian and a Shriner, and a member of the Wichita Club. Alfred, Robert, Godfrey, Edna, and Edith are the names of Mr. and Mrs. Howse's children. [1921 Social Register, Wichita, Kansas, transcribed by Kathi Travers.]
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Howse, Robert Kenneth, 84, retired Johnston & Larimer Wholesale Dry Goods president, died Saturday, June 18, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - June 22, 1994
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ROBERT KENNETH HOWSE, 84, who retired as president of Johnston and Larimer Wholesale Dry Goods in Wichita, Kan., died June 18, 1994, in Wichita. Services have been held. Mr. Howse was born Dec. 12, 1909, in Wichita to William Massey Godfrey Howse and Edna Elizabeth Emery. He was married April 20, 1932, in Wichita to Virginia Derby, who survives. He also is survived by a son, Christopher K. of Wichita; a daughter, Candy Finnigan of Studio City, Calif.; a brother, William of Canyon, Texas; a sister, Edith Lloyd of Wichita; and two grandchildren. Mr. Howse had maintained dual residency between Colorado Springs and Wichita from 1946 to 1965. He was president of the National Wholesale Drygoods Association for two years before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He earned the Legion of Merit Award. Mr. Howse was an active member of the Broadmoor Golf Club; the Cheyenne Mountain Club; the El Paso Club; the Augusta Golf Club; and was a founding member of the Garden of the Gods Club. He was instrumental in bringing U.S. Golf Association tournaments to the Broadmoor. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 7404 Killarney Place, Wichita 67206; or to the junior golf division of the USGA Foundation, P.O. Box 5000, Far Hills, N.J. 07931-0708. Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) - July 2, 1994


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