Howard married Irene Margaret Phelps 04 Jan 1946, Washington Co. VA. Irene (daughter of Frank Blane Phelps and Dora Elizabeth Pendleton) was born 30 Oct 1926, Washington Co. VA; died 24 Jul 2008, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN; was buried , Forest Hills Memory Gardens, Abingdon, Washington Co. VA. [Group Sheet]