Lester Lee Howard
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| October 18, 1919 ~
December 9, 2011 |
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December 12, 2011 |
 Lester
L. Howard passed away on December 9, 2011, at
the Boundary County Nursing Home in Bonners
Ferry. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday,
December 17, at United Methodist Church. He will
be laid to rest in Grandview Cemetery, with
military rites by the American Legion.
He was born October 18, 1919, in Mulvane Kansas,
to Harry L. and Ada Mickle Howard. He came, with
his parents, to Bonners Ferry in October, 1935,
to escape the dust storms. He graduated from the
Bonners Ferry High School in 1937.
He married Doris MacDonald December 29, 1940.
Their children are Virginia Lee Howard Hoglan
Weller and Robert E. Howard.
They have four grandchildren, Lauring; Heidi,
John and Leslie. Five great grandchildren,
Kirsten; Kaitlyn, Ramsey, Daniel and John David;
brother Myrel and sister, Jeanne.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
brother, Glenn (Bud) and one sister Betty
Patterson.
His work during his lifetime was varied; a
logger; working in a lumber mill; clerk in the
county courthouse; grocery clerk. He owned and
operated the Exxon Service Station and Bulk
Plant with Dayton Douglas for 20 years; he
worked for the Forest Service: and before
retiring, he worked as a
salesman for Riverside.
Lester served two years in the service in Camp
Roberts, California.
During his life he had and still belonged to
some of the following: Boy Scouts of America,
Troop 114; Boundary County Airport Board; The
Gideon’s; the Draft Board; United Methodist
Church Member for 50 years or more; American
Legion, also for more than 50 years, the
Disabled American Veterans; A.A.R.P.; Methodist
Men's Club; Friends of the Restorium; and the
Knights of Pythias.
One of the highlights of his life was when
awarded the "Idaho Legionnaire of the Year” in
1995, the best of over 11,000 members.
Memorials may be made to the United Methodist
Church, in Bonners Ferry, or to the
American Legion Memorial Fund.
Family and friends are invited to sign Les’s
book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
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