Harper, Howard A.

Passed:

Age: 78

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1977-01-14

Information: Funeral services for Howard A. Harper, 78, of Parkersburg, who died last Wednesday night at his residence following a long illness, were held Saturday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg.  The Rev. Hayward Gribble officiated.  Surial was in IOOF Cemetery.  A retired farmer and veteran of World War I, he was born in Jackson County, son of the late John W. and Margaret Adkins Harper, and was a member of Gospel Mission Church.  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Norma Smitherman Harper; two brothers, Ray of Garden City, Kan., and Homer of Parkersburg; a sister, Mary Bryson of Glouster, O.; and an aunt, Julia Eagle of Ripley.  Two half-sisters and two half-brothers preceded him in death.