Alton Hardy Howard
| Alton Hardy Howard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 28, 1925 |
| Died | October 29, 2006 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Rocky Branch Cemetery in Union Parish |
| Residence | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation |
Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Mamie Jean Meador Howard |
| Children |
John Howard |
| Relatives |
Brothers: |
March 28, 1925
Rocky Branch Community
Businessman
Co-founder, Howard Brothers Discount Stores
John Howard
Mary H. Owen
Brothers:
V. E. Howard
W. L. "Jack" Howard
Alton Hardy Howard (March 28, 1925 – October 29, 2006) was a businessman, author, and a gospel songwriter from West Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana.
Howard was the sixth of seven children born in the Rocky Branch community near Farmerville in Union Parish in North Louisiana, to a Church of Christ couple, Elisha John "Hardy" Howard (1889-1974) and the former Corinne Smith (1888-1971). His oldest brother, Milan Howard (1909-1980) never married; despite a hand deformity, he had a career in law enforcement. Older brother Verna Elisha Howard (was a Church of christ clergyman for more than four decades who founded the Texas-based International Gospel Hour. Still another older brother, W. L. "Jack" Howard, was Alton's business partner and the mayor of Monroe from 1956 to 1972 to 1976 to 1978. The youngest of the Howard siblings, Kelton Leroy Howard (1928-1994), died exactly two weeks after the passing of Jack Howard. Howard was predeceased by two sisters, Euphra H. Terry (1914-1980) and Cassyle H. McMurry (1918-1989).
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