Posted on: Franklin Co. Id Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Id/FranklinObits/257 Surname: Howells, Steed, Parrish, Brandley, Jolley, Hollingsworth, Draper ------------------------- The Idaho State Journal 12-17-2000 PRESTON- Norman Steed "Doc" Howells, 82, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2000, at the home of his daughter in Pocatello, Idaho, due to complications from an automobile accident. He was born Sept. 5, 1918, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of James John and Mary (Matie) Parrish Howells Steed. At 17 months of age he was adopted by Dr. Thomas J. and Marcia K. Howells. He attended school at West Side High in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served an LDS mission to South Africa, completing his service in Montana as missionaries were transported back to the U.S. when World War II started. He served his country in the Army during World War II. He married Barbara Brandley on June 30, 1941, in the Salt Lake City, Utah, Temple. She preceded him in death on Jan. 29, 1986. He married Phyllis Jolley Hollingsworth. They were later divorced. He married Nona Draper, and they were later divorced. He graduated from Utah State University in Logan, Utah, and then earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He raised registered Herefords and later registered quarter horses. He also had a strong interest in music. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, having served in various capacities. He is survived by five daughters, Michele (Jim) Nelson, Pocatello; Marcia (Michael) Donahoo, Idaho Falls; Shannon Howells, Salt Lake City, Utah; Lynne (Dale) VanAtta, Ashburn, Virginia; Candyce (Verl) Miller, Chester, Idaho; eighteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his birth parents; by his adoptive parents; by his wife, Barbara B. Howells; by two daughters, Pamela Howells and Heidi Howells; by a granddaughter, Barbara Miller; and by a brother, Paul S. Howells. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, in the Preston Seventh Ward Chapel, 155 N. 2nd W., with Bishop Thane Goodrich conducting. Friends may call Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home, 109 E. Oneida, Preston, and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Preston Cemetery.