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Walter Obie Howell 1934–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1934

Birth Location: Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 April 1996

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Howell

Mother: Bertie Bowman

Spouse(s): Shirley Burch

Children(s):

The story of Walter Obie Howell began in 1934 in Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA. Walter Obie Howell married Shirley Jeanette Burch, and had children including Timothy Jay Howell. Walter Obie Howell passed away in 1996 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Obie Howell began in 1934 in Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Obie Howell married Shirley Jeanette Burch, and had children including Timothy Jay Howell.
  • Walter Obie Howell passed away in 1996 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Walter Howell's Ancestors

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Walter Howell
1934–1996
Birth Place: Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Wesley Howell
1893–1979
Woolwine, Patrick County, Virginia
Bertie (Lucy) Bowman
1906–1966
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
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Walter Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1934
1 April 1934
Birth of Walter Obie Howell in Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA
1996
26 April 1996
Age 62
Death of Walter Obie Howell in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1934
    Event Place: Blue Ridge, Patrick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1996
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA

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