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Howard Maxwell Silver

Birth	:	24 Sep 1889 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 Jan 1981 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	Block 8, Lot 108 (B8 L108), grave 3
Description	:	WORLD WAR I VETERAN Howard Maxwell Silver was born on September 24, 1889, the firstborn of Joseph T. and Flora Silver of Lamoni, Iowa. He died January 14, 1981, at Lamoni at the age of 91 years. He married Fern Eleanor DeSart in 1918. He served in the Army, 33rd Division, in France in 1918 where he earned the Silver Star medal. After the armistice, Howard and Fern homesteaded a one-half section of open rangeland in Montana. For 5 years they lived in a sod house during the summer months which they and their neighbors built. Howard... Read More	WORLD WAR I VETERAN Howard Maxwell Silver was born on September 24, 1889, the firstborn of Joseph T. and Flora Silver of Lamoni, Iowa. He died January 14, 1981, at Lamoni at the age of 91 years. He married Fern Eleanor DeSart in 1918. He served in the Army, 33rd Division, in France in 1918 where he earned the Silver Star medal. After the armistice, Howard and Fern homesteaded a one-half section of open rangeland in Montana. For 5 years they lived in a sod house during the summer months which they and their neighbors built. Howard and Fern operated a café in Lamoni for several years. Howard spent two years in CC camp service, Winterset, then in Belle Plaine. In his middle years, Howard worked at Silver and Roberts Standard station in Lamoni and also worked as a custodian at the Lamoni State Bank. Close family mourning Howard's death are son, Donald W. Silver and wife, Vivian of Boone, Iowa; son, Max E. Silver, and son Lyle R. Silver and wife, Lois, all of Seattle, Washington; brother, Ralph E. Silver of Lamoni; brother Clair T. Silver and wife, Nell, of Austin, Texas, 6 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral service was held January 17, 1981, at 2 p.m. at the Slade Funeral Home in Leon, Iowa with Elders Joe De Barthe and Willard Moon officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa. Source: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, January 21st, 1981, pg. 7 MOTHER: Flora Anna Mayhew FATHER: Joseph Temple Silver WIFE: Fern Eleanor DeSart m. 4 Feb 1918 Decatur County, Iowa FURTHER INFORMATION: 1. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 Name: Howard Maxwell Silver Birth Year: abt 1889 Gender: Male Marriage Age: 29 Marriage Date: 4 Feb 1918 Marriage Place: Decatur, Iowa, USA Father: Joseph T Silver Mother: Flora A Mayhew Spouse: Fern E DeSart Source Citation: Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 473 (Adair - Dubuque) 2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Name: Howard Silver Gender: Male Birth Date: 24 Sep 1889 Death Date: 15 Jan 1981 SSN: 479142787 Enlistment Date 1: 26 Feb 1918 Release Date 1: 26 May 1919 Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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Howard Maxwell Silver's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
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Howard Maxwell Silver death on 14 Jan 1981 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Temple Silver

(1869 - 1926)

Flora Anna Mayhew Silver

(1870 - 1968)

Spouse

Fern Eleanor DeSart Silver

(1896 - 1974)

Siblings

Ralph Edison Silver

(1893 - 1996)

Children

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