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Frances Haynsworth “Pinkie” Hildebrand Howell

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Birth	:	8 Sep 1918 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	17 Dec 1997 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, Sumter County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.9529340, -80.5319160
Inscription	:	O Lord support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us safe
Description	:	A trailblazer for South Carolina newspaperwomen, Frances "Pinkie" Haynsworth Hildebrand Howell died at her Sumter home Wednesday at the age of 79. Mrs Howell joined The Item as a cub reporter in 1941 and retired in 1963 as news editor. The South Carolina Press Association named her SC Newspaperwoman of the Year in 1955. A Sumter native, she was a graduate of Edmunds High School. She received her bachelor's degree from Coker College and a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York City in 1940. She was a daughter of the late Hugh Charles and Emilie... Read More	A trailblazer for South Carolina newspaperwomen, Frances "Pinkie" Haynsworth Hildebrand Howell died at her Sumter home Wednesday at the age of 79. Mrs Howell joined The Item as a cub reporter in 1941 and retired in 1963 as news editor. The South Carolina Press Association named her SC Newspaperwoman of the Year in 1955. A Sumter native, she was a graduate of Edmunds High School. She received her bachelor's degree from Coker College and a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York City in 1940. She was a daughter of the late Hugh Charles and Emilie Beattie Haynsworth. Mrs Howell joined the staff of her hometown newspaper, The Item, in 1941. "Pinkie was the guiding light of The Item's newsroom for over 20 years," Item Publisher Hubert Osteen said. "She did everything: She edited, assigned stories, wrote stories, assigned photos, laid out pages, wrote headlines and captions, Handled reporters and photographers and dealt with the public. She was versatile, bright, creative, witty, compassionate, and, when the situation warranted it, quite outspoken." After her retirement, Mrs Howell continued to pass her knowledge along by teaching mass communications and the history and philosophy of journalism at the University of South Carolina's Sumter campus. Mrs Howell was first married to Russell Marshall Hildebrand Jr, and after his death, to the late Dr Thomas Wellington Howell, an Air Force colonel. She balanced her active career with the responsibilities of her family, which included three children. She served as president of the Sumter Junior League and a number of other civic boards, and was a Sunday school teacher at Sumter's Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter. She was a founding member of the Sumter Cotillion Club and a member of Sunset Country Club. After Dr Howell's retirement in 1964, the couple lived for several years in Mansfield, Ohio, where she was active in civic and church activities. Mrs Howell is survived by a son, Russell Marshall Hildebrand III of Hilton Head; two daughters, Emilie Beattie Hildebrand Secrist of Helen, Georgia, and Virginia Haynsworth Howell Taylor of Charleston; two stepsons, Thomas W Howell of Columbia, Charles E Howell of Millisociet, Maine, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 pm Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter. Burial will be in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery in Stateburg. Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home is in charge. Dec 17, 1997,

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Frances Haynsworth “Pinkie” Hildebrand Howell's memorial is located at: Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, Sumter County, USA.
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Frances Haynsworth “Pinkie” Hildebrand Howell death on 17 Dec 1997 in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 33.9529340
Longitude: -80.5319160

Family Members:

Parent

Hugh Charles Haynsworth

(1875 - 1944)

Emilie Edgeworth Beattie Haynsworth

(1878 - 1960)

Spouse

Russell Marshall Hildebrand

(1917 - 1957)

Dr Thomas Wellington Howell

(1913 - 1970)

Siblings

Dr Emilie Virginia Haynsworth

(1916 - 1985)

Children

Russell Marshall “Rusty” Hildebrand III

(1945 - 2014)

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Coordinate: 33.8929000, -80.4902330

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Dalzell, Sumter County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0143630, -80.4887390

23. Saint Luke's AME Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.9636190, -80.4448110

24. Spann Family Cemetery
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