Name: Bess Howard
Residence: 206 West Brown Street, Glasgow KY
Died: 16 Apr 1965, residence, age 84
First woman in Barren Co to be a candidate for public office and served for 32 years as Barren County Clerk before her retirement. In 1924 and 1932 she was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and led the way for more women to become active in politics. She was a Sunday School teacher at First Christian Church for 65 years. She was the first woman elder of her church, was past District Secretary of the Christian’s Women Fellowship. In 1954 she received a Citation from Transylvania College for outstanding achievements in the field of Lay Churchmanship and in 1957 was the recipient of a citation in behalf of the church women of Kentucky for the cause of Christ around the world. She was a charter member of the Barren County Historical Society and a member of the Edmond Rogers Chapter of the DAR for over 50 years. She always recognized the needs of the less fortunate and personally saw that their needs were fulfilled.
Survivors:
Seven nieces: Mrs Olene Garrett, Mrs. James N Gray, Dr Carolyn McKinney, Mrs. Robert A. Lessenberry, Miss Mildred Howard (all of Glasgow), Mrs Charlotte Leftwich of Tucson AZ, Mrs Chloe Wilbourn of Summer Shade KY
One nephew: Dr Billy Bryant of Glasgow
Services: 10 am Saturday, First Christian Church of Glasgow, burial Glasgow Municipal Cemetery
Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, from files of Dora Benett
Glasgow Municipal Cemetery
Bess Howard
10 Feb 1890, 16 Apr 1975 |
