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Melvin Leroy Howard

Birth	:	20 Nov 1938 Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	26 Jun 1955 Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Union Cemetery, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4157982, -92.0836029
Description	:	Son of Elmer and Edith Wiley Howard. ~~~~~~~ SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GORIN YOUTH DROWNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FARM POND Howard of near Gorin, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Howard, drowned Sunday afternoon, June 26, 1955, in a farm pond hear his home, while swimming with three other youths. his body was recovered a half hour later, a resuscitator from Memphis was employed and artificial respiration was administered for thee and a half hours before two physicians at the scene pronounced him dead. State Highway Patrol reported young Howard had gone swimming in a pond on the Carl Mohr farm two and a half... Read More	Son of Elmer and Edith Wiley Howard. ~~~~~~~ SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GORIN YOUTH DROWNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FARM POND Howard of near Gorin, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Howard, drowned Sunday afternoon, June 26, 1955, in a farm pond hear his home, while swimming with three other youths. his body was recovered a half hour later, a resuscitator from Memphis was employed and artificial respiration was administered for thee and a half hours before two physicians at the scene pronounced him dead. State Highway Patrol reported young Howard had gone swimming in a pond on the Carl Mohr farm two and a half miles south of Highway 136 with the three other youths, Allen Fitzgerald, 14 years old; Larry McNamar, 16, and Gary Thomas, 15, all of the Gorin neighborhood. entered the water about 1:45 o'clock and shortly afterwards the Howard youth suddenly started to flounder in the water. The Fitzgerald boy tried to get hold of him but he fought and took his rescuer under with him. then went back to the bank and the three boys tied their jeans together in a further attempt to recover him. Fitzgerald boy then drove to the Wallace Bennett home a mile and a quarter away and Mr. Bennett called the telephone operator at Memphis for help. The two then returned to the pond. other persons reached the scene Irene Lesh dived in and located the body and she and Bob Fry dragged in out and began to administer artificial respiration. Orf of Memphis was on the way to the scene with the resuscitator, when he flagged sown Dave Conyers, State Highway Patrol trooper. They arrived at the scene at 3:30 o'clock and began work on the youth, which continued until 6 o'clock, when the physicians pronounced him dead.

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Melvin Leroy Howard's memorial is located at: Union Cemetery, Scotland County, USA.
When did Melvin Leroy Howard death?
Melvin Leroy Howard death on 26 Jun 1955 in Scotland County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 40.4157982
Longitude: -92.0836029

Family Members:

Parent

Elmer William Howard

(1894 - 1989)

Edith Elizabeth Wiley Howard

(1901 - 1989)

Siblings

Alvin Ray Howard

(1925 - 2019)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Union Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4157982, -92.0836029

2. Buskirk Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4406013, -92.1110992

3. Concord Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3941994, -92.1496964

4. Conyers Cemetery
Memphis, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4710999, -92.1061020

5. Hicks-Shacklett Cemetery
Gorin, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3880860, -92.0127620

6. Indian Creek Cemetery
Sand Hill Township, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3539009, -92.0781021

7. Memphis Cemetery
Memphis, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4542007, -92.1492004

8. Hickory Grove Cemetery
Arbela, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4658012, -92.0280991

9. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Gorin, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3669014, -92.0250015

10. South Bethel Cemetery
Sand Hill, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3468710, -92.1361430

11. Etna Cemetery
Etna, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4310989, -91.9794006

12. Dancing Rabbit
Rutledge, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3324900, -92.0962100

13. Indian Creek Mennonite Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4191500, -92.1939400

14. Matlick Cemetery
Sand Hill, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3307690, -92.1308330

15. Edinburg Baptist Church Cemetery
Edinburg, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3736110, -92.1920130

16. Lawn Ridge Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5102100, -92.0955900

17. Spilman Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3311930, -92.1501190

18. Granger Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4625900, -91.9685500

19. Pleasant Retreat Cemetery
Memphis, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3804400, -92.2088500

20. Hicks Farm Cemetery
Rutledge, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3131300, -92.0617600

21. Bethel Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5147100, -92.1281700

22. Pauline Cemetery
Rutledge, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3093987, -92.0892029

23. Rathburn Cemetery
Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5046997, -92.0056000

24. Sand Hill Cemetery
Sand Hill, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3130989, -92.1250000