Edgar was the eldest of seven children born to Frank Harrington Howard and Adelia Florence Bunt of Tannersville, NY. During WWII He was a cook for the Army at March Field, in Riverside, CA. This was where he met his first wife Ruth Elizabeth Wagner and had a son named Frank. They soon divorced.
He picked up the nickname "Doc" either from the army or at Douglass which is the name most people knew him by. It remains a mystery as to where the nickname came from or what it meant.
After the war he worked for McDonnell Douglas for over 30 years as an inspector of aircraft. During this time he met his second wife Clara and they had no children. He was a member of the Masons at the Masonic "Triangle" Lodge 548 in Venice and became a Master Mason in 1949.
He was survived by his wife Clara Louisa Howard, son Frank Harry Howard and granddaughters Lori Lou Howard and Lisa Ann Howard.
He picked up the nickname "Doc" either from the army or at Douglass which is the name most people knew him by. It remains a mystery as to where the nickname came from or what it meant.
After the war he worked for McDonnell Douglas for over 30 years as an inspector of aircraft. During this time he met his second wife Clara and they had no children. He was a member of the Masons at the Masonic "Triangle" Lodge 548 in Venice and became a Master Mason in 1949.
He was survived by his wife Clara Louisa Howard, son Frank Harry Howard and granddaughters Lori Lou Howard and Lisa Ann Howard.
Edgar was the eldest of seven children born to Frank Harrington Howard and Adelia Florence Bunt of Tannersville, NY. During WWII He was a cook for the Army at March Field, in Riverside, CA. This was where he met his first wife Ruth Elizabeth Wagner and had a son named Frank. They soon divorced.
He picked up the nickname "Doc" either from the army or at Douglass which is the name most people knew him by. It remains a mystery as to where the nickname came from or what it meant.
After the war he worked for McDonnell Douglas for over 30 years as an inspector of aircraft. During this time he met his second wife Clara and they had no children. He was a member of the Masons at the Masonic "Triangle" Lodge 548 in Venice and became a Master Mason in 1949.
He was survived by his wife Clara Louisa Howard, son Frank Harry Howard and granddaughters Lori Lou Howard and Lisa Ann Howard.
He picked up the nickname "Doc" either from the army or at Douglass which is the name most people knew him by. It remains a mystery as to where the nickname came from or what it meant.
After the war he worked for McDonnell Douglas for over 30 years as an inspector of aircraft. During this time he met his second wife Clara and they had no children. He was a member of the Masons at the Masonic "Triangle" Lodge 548 in Venice and became a Master Mason in 1949.
He was survived by his wife Clara Louisa Howard, son Frank Harry Howard and granddaughters Lori Lou Howard and Lisa Ann Howard.
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Edgar F. 1905-1973 with Mason's emblem
Clara L. 1896-1981 with Easter Star emblem
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