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Dick Norman Howard

16 Dec 1927 – 24 Feb 2013

Birth16 Dec 1927
Death24 Feb 2013
CemeteryHampton Township Cemetery
Hampton , Rock Island County , Illinois , USA
Added byBob & AJ on 01 Mar 2013
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Dick N. Howard, 85, of Hampton, died Feb. 24, 2013, with family by his side at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Sullivan-Ellis Mortuary, East Moline, with services following at 1 p.m. Chaplain John Yarian will officiate. Burial will be at Hampton Township Cemetery. Dick was born Dec. 16, 1927, at home in Rock Island, the son of Harry and Nida Howard. He married Shirley Wood, Feb. 2, 1957, in Palmyra, Mo. She preceded him in death in 1988. Dick joined the Navy in 1944 and served aboard the USS Portogego, USS Bountiful and USS Refuge in the Asian-Pacific Theater earning the Asian-Pacific Victory Ribbon. Dick loved motorcycles and traveling the country with Shirley right beside him. Dick also liked to roller skate and felt he skated so much, he had done enough to have skated around the world. Dick was a welder and worked at Moline Consumers, formerly Bridge and Iron, from 1948, and retired in 1999. He is survived by one son, Sam and Vicki Howard, Macomb; and two daughters, Vicki Lynn and Robert Coffey, Newmarket, N.H., and Marla and Cmdr. Dan McGuinness, Virginia Beach, Va.; grandchildren, Marci Flores and Jeffery Flores, both of Newmarket, Mitchel Guinn and Amanda Guinn, both of Maryland, Maggie Guinn and Danny McGuinness, both of Virginia Beach; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Shirley; a brother, Donald; two sisters, Harriet and Evelyn; and one great-grandson, Dayden Alexander. Condolences may be left for the family at www.sullivanellisltd.com. Name: Dickey Howard Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1928 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Home in 1930: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Harry H Howard Father's Birthplace: Nebraska Mother's Name: Nida Howard other's Birthplace: Nebraska Occupation: Education: Military Service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Harry H Howard 44 Nida Howard 44 Harriet Howard 17 Dickey Howard 2 (Source: 1930 United States Federal Census) Name: Dick Howard Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1928 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois Street: Thirteenth Avenue House Number: 104 Inferred Residence in 1935: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 6B Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Nida Howard 53 Dick Howard 12 Evelyn Molle 29 (Source: 1940 United States Federal Census) ******** Parents: Harry Houston Howard Nida L. Beliel Waack Spouse: Shirley Cheryl Wood Children: Sam and Vicki Howard, Macomb Vicki Lynn and Robert Coffey, Newmarket, N.H. Marla and Cmdr. Dan McGuinness, Virginia Beach, Va.

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