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When I was young, the Leroy Veach family attended the Presbyterian Church in Howard.  This would have been in the 1950s.  The mother was Mary Jane Lees Veach, and she and Leroy had two sons, Ross and Ian, who probably were born around 1948 and 1951.  I remember them because we attended Sunday School together and there were very few kids in that church at the time.  I recall that Mary Jane had a nice voice and sang in church services frequently. 

I just checked my old alumni list for Howard High School, and Leroy Veach graduated in 1934 and Mary Jane Lees Veach graduated in 1935, so they probably would have been born about 1916 or 1917..

I have no idea whether these folks are connected to your family, but hopefully these few facts might help you out.  Ironically, my mother (now deceased)  also graduated in that 1934 class.

If the Winns sold their cafe in 1953, when did they return to the restaurant business on Main Street of Howard?  When I was growing up in the late 50s and 60s, Winn's Cafe was in the building right north of the original Allen's Drug Store and later the original Batson's Drug Store. 

This was probably a group from Elk County who took the Extension Office bus trip.  I remember my mother going to New Orleans with a group but don't know the year--I think they went to the World's Fair along with visiting other sites coming and going.  Chances are it was the same group.  Those trips are still being taken every year, and they provide such a wonderful opportunity for many to venture outside of Elk County, especially for senior citizens who don't have to worry about making reservations, handling luggage, etc.   The camaraderie and fellowship on the bus is quite enlightening, too. My husband, my sister, and I went a couple of years ago and had a great time visiting the Amish Country in Indiana.

I believe this is the FIRST NATIONAL BANK in Howard.  I remember when it used to be across the street and moved to its present location in 1958.  The Howard National Bank now sits where the First National Bank formerly was located.  The Howard National Bank's site was formerly in the historical building on the east side at the north end of Main Street that is now trashed out.  How sad!!!

Someone told us that Elwood was living at Twilight Manor.  Is that right?

Since getting involved in a discussion this evening, I might as well sign into the Roll Call.

I am Karen (Hebb) Indermill and lived in Howard all my life until I went to college.  My parents were Cecil and Ruth (Hawkins) Hebb, both of whom were born in rural Howard, and all of their parents were also longtime Elk County residents.  My parents and all six of their children graduated from Howard High School/West Elk, so we truly have deep roots in Elk County.  My HHS class of 1967 will celebrate our 40th reunion this year.  I graduated from KSTC in Emporia with a degree in Education and have been an elementary teacher in Chanute, Kansas and Bartlesville, Oklahoma and now substitute teach on a very flexible schedule (when and where I want....)

Rodney Indermill and I were married in 1972 and will celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary in June. His job with Phillips Petroleum Company led us to live in various locations around the U.S., and we are now retired and living in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City.  We have two sons, Seth and Rhett, who both live in the OKC area.  Rhett was married to Amanda Johnson last summer. 

My dad became a partner in the Smith & Goodwin store during the 1940s, and when it closed in 1966,  he and my mother established Hebb's Family Store until his death in 1973.  She continued running the store until her retirement in 1979.  I have many fond memories related to being part of a family business on Main Street.

I stay busy with substitute teaching and volunteer work and am trying to get organized with compiling family genealogy information.  In my free time, I love to play the piano and read (but not at the same time....................).

We enjoy "coming home" to visit in Howard often and own two houses here.  One we stay in, and one we rent out to teachers.  Life was good growing up in this small town, and we try to give back and help out to better the community when we return for visits. 

I am new to this  site and have not yet found the obituaries that have been mentioned in several postings.  Can someone lead me in the right direction?  Thanks!

The children of Gene and Menzenita Stephens were Cassandra, Denise, and Danny.  Cassandra regularly attends the Howard Alumni Banquet.  Denise is deceased.

The Howard High School auditorium was on the second floor of the school, right at the top of the front door stairway.  The floor in the seating area of the  auditorium was slanted,  and the seats were positioned directly under the third floor bandroom which was open above the auditorium.  There was a stage, but I don't remember using it much except for music practice sometimes.  The auditorium was used for school assemblies, and parties and dances were also held there.