V. E. Howard
| Verna Elisha "V. E." Howard | |
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Howard in his younger years
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| Born |
September 29, 1911 |
| Died | September 28, 2000 (aged 88) Texarkana, Texas |
| Resting place | Rocky Branch Cemetery in Union Parish |
| Residence | Texarkana, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation |
Minister |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Moryne Jackson Howard (married 1931-2000, her death) |
| Children |
Jasper Smith Howard |
| Relatives |
Brothers: |
September 29, 1911
Rocky Branch Community
Minister
Radio broadcaster
Jasper Smith Howard
Vernon Edgar Howard
Brothers:
W. L. "Jack" Howard
Alton Hardy Howard
Verna Elisha Howard, known as V. E. Howard (September 29, 1911 – September 28, 2000), was an American minister and radio evangelist based in Texarkana, Texas, who founded the International Gospel Hour.
Howard was the second 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). Two of his younger brothers, W. L. "Jack" Howard and Alton Hardy Howard, were the co-founders in 1946 of Howard Brothers Jewelry and in 1959 the chain store, Howard Brothers Discount Stores, based in Monroe, where Jack Howard was the mayor from 1956 to 1972 and 1976 to 1978. V. E. Howard was also an original partner of Howard Jewelers. The youngest of the Howard siblings, Kelton Leroy Howard (1928-1994), died exactly two weeks after the passing of former Mayor Jack Howard. The Howard brothers had two sisters, Euphra Irene Howard Terry (1914-1980) and Cassyle Duvonne Howard McMurry (1918-1989).
On December 20, 1931, Howard married Ruth Moryne Jackson (1909-2000) in Corsicana in central Texas. There are three Howard children, Jasper Smith Howard, Vernon Edgar Howard, and Marilyn Kay Howard.
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