Wanda Howard
1923 - 2012 (89 years)-
Name Wanda Howard Birth 4 Apr 1923 New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Death 6 Nov 2012 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida [2, 3] Burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL [2, 3] Person ID I1023 Robinson Last Modified 27 May 2023
Father William Roy Howard, b. 30 May 1895, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina d. 22 Apr 1967, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida (Age 71 years) Mother Lona McCollum, b. 2 Feb 1896, Orlando, Rockcastle County, Kentucky d. 2 Oct 1979, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida (Age 83 years) Family ID F266 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert Carroll Elston, b. 2 Oct 1922, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri d. 8 Jun 2009, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida (Age 86 years) Marriage 15 May 1946 Pinellas County, Florida [4] Family ID F440 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Apr 2022
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Birth - 4 Apr 1923 - New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio 
Marriage - 15 May 1946 - Pinellas County, Florida 
Death - 6 Nov 2012 - Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 
Burial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - ELSTON, Wanda Howard passed on Nov. 6, 2012. She was born in New Philadelphia, OH, and came to St. Petersburg in 1937. She graduated from St. Petersburg High School in the class of 1940. Upon graduation, she joined Fenner & Beane Stock Exchange to become the first teletype operator responsible to transmit stock quotes from the New York Exchange to their southern offices. During WWII, she attended Business College in Washington, D.C., while working as a statistician in the Office of Price Administration. Returning to St. Petersburg, she worked for the Pinellas County Public School system in the guidance department of various schools throughout the county. Following her retirement, she became a realtor with Selby Real Estate. She was active in the St. Petersburg Pioneers, St. Petersburg Historical Society and Seminole UMC. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Elston; and daughter, Judy Houlihan. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rena & Gordon Beckwith, son-in-law, Brian Houlihan; her grandchildren, Tara, Kate, Jan, Robert and Paige; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 17th, 11 am with friends being received one hour prior to service time. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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- ELSTON, Wanda Howard passed on Nov. 6, 2012. She was born in New Philadelphia, OH, and came to St. Petersburg in 1937. She graduated from St. Petersburg High School in the class of 1940. Upon graduation, she joined Fenner & Beane Stock Exchange to become the first teletype operator responsible to transmit stock quotes from the New York Exchange to their southern offices. During WWII, she attended Business College in Washington, D.C., while working as a statistician in the Office of Price Administration. Returning to St. Petersburg, she worked for the Pinellas County Public School system in the guidance department of various schools throughout the county. Following her retirement, she became a realtor with Selby Real Estate. She was active in the St. Petersburg Pioneers, St. Petersburg Historical Society and Seminole UMC. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Elston; and daughter, Judy Houlihan. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rena & Gordon Beckwith, son-in-law, Brian Houlihan; her grandchildren, Tara, Kate, Jan, Robert and Paige; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 17th, 11 am with friends being received one hour prior to service time. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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