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Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Ward record Park 34
To my Husband on Our Anniversary... With Love from your wife Vetris
On our 26th Anniversary October 9 1945.
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Missionary Call
Date October 4 1949
Erma Vetris Howard
Virginia Ward
Dear Sister
You have been recommended as worthy and suitable to fill a mission in the Long Beach Stake of Zion under the uniform system organized by The First Council of the Seventy in all of the Stakes of Zion, under the direction of The First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles.
It gives me great pleasure to approve of this recommendation, and therefore you are hereby called into this service to labor as a missionary in this Stake under the direction of the Stake Mission President, to whom it is confidently expected you will give your loyal support.
Full compliance with all missionary regulations and cheerful and faighful respinse to all assignments will be required of all missionaries. You will be relieved of all ward and stake activities in order that you may devote yourself to the work to which you are now called.
Kindly let me know if you accept of this appointment and of your willingness to serve.
Praying the Lord to bless and qualify you for this labor and to give you joy and gladness therein, I remain
your brother
Virgil H. Spongberg
Stake President
Setting apart to be attended to on
October 9, 1949
in Stake Tabernacle
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Long Beach Stake Mission
Erma V. Howard
This certifies that you are honorably released from your appointment as a missionary in this Mission. No greater service can be rendered than to labor faithfully for the salvation of the souls of men. The gratitude of these who have been the beneficiaries of your voluntary generous labors will ever be a source of satisfaction and inspiration to you.
May the Joy the comes from the conscientious performance of the duties of this high calling ever abide with you and inspire you with a constant devotion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Grant N. Christopherson Mission President
10-8-50
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sister Vetris Howard
This certifies that you are honorably released from your appointment as a missionary in this Mission. No greater service can be rendered than to labor faithfully for the salvation of the souls of men. The gratitude of those who have been the beneficaires of your voluntary generous labors will ever be a source of satisfaction and inspiration to you.
May the joy that comes from the conscientious performance of the duties of this high calling ever abide with you and inspire you with a constant devotion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Lynn Durham Stake Mission President
February 25 1956
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A letter written by Vetris to the Ira and Virginia Coulson family,
Hello you Dear Sweet Ones
We sure enjoyed being with you & your sweet spirit and those “oom de-lisheous dinners. Your cozy fire place, and just being with you, now you have moved things around so we’ll have to drop in & see - how looks?
Well maybe another year we might be able to call for a big hello.
Will I lost my big bed to Elmo it... be moved around easier on the linoleum and when you come to see us we will have a bed for you, so since I have the little bed I get the little head board he made & he has tried to recolor it green & he has finished his desk sort of a greyish bluish color sure looks nice & is very nice. and I can move my lil bed around easier.
We haven’t got the house rented yet it goes rather slow if you try to get a couple could probably get a family much sooner but its so noisy in our back yard.
Well I am getting the choir ready for thanks giving music - Christmas cantata & sunday evenings so with my work home & a few students saturday morning I sure keep busy & I know you are I am watching the Jungle pen won’t write here
Elmo took Sis. Ludlow to the temple this afternoon & its now about bed time I am always ready to go to bed when nite comes
The weather is still quite nice but fog & smog last few days but we don’t notice it so much when home.
Well I didn’t know I was going to write such a long letter.
Too bad Elmo forgot to tell you where he got the books but its OK don’t worry & you can put the money on your bill or go to Dr. about your lil self Virginia or to store a lil food or what you feel best.
Will I really must get ready for bed. We had over 60 kids here on Trick or treat glad thats over.
I have to go to a funeral tomorrow afternoon (sis Skinner I don’t know her) so got a trio for it with me.
Nite nite now, take care of yourselves. Write when you can.
Love Vetris
Sat, morning so will get this off still fogg- you know wnen I heard Jack & Lu had gon on to Mesa, I was glad because I felt it wouldn’t be too good on Louie she is quite nervous & tries to do too much but the Dr. told her to keep on with her medicine so hope she does. Now Jack & Lu will come later & I hope all goes well I think Lu will help her just so she doesn’t get upset with Lu. & I guess she won’t. Well I must get ready for 1st student. Elmo wants to buy a new suit but had to go to cannery today he may get one this afternoon by now.
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0186209 9 Oct 1919 Sealed 3434 P 453 SLAKE. Howard, Elmo Ferguson b. 9 Mar 1890 Coalville, Summit, Ut. Park Erma Vetris b 20 Jun 1899 Provo Bench Utah Utah
Funeral program Park 424
Former Provoan Dies in California
Orem--Erma Vetris Park Howard, 68, Long Beach, California former Orem resident, died Monday following a stroke.
She was born June 20, 1899, on the Provo Bench, daughter of John S. and Martha Parker Park. She was educated in the Provo schools and married Elmo Howard October 9, 1919 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Mrs Howard was active in the LDS Church as was a talented pianist and singer. She was a telephone operator for several years in Idaho.
She taught piano and was the choir leader in the Long Beach Ward for many years. Her hobbies were music and flowers.
Surviving are her husband, three sisters, Mrs, Louisa B. Howard, Long Beach; Mrs Iona Aspon, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. May Davis, Orem.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Long Beach and additional services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Olpin-Sunberg Mortuary. Friends may call prior to services on Friday, Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
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California death index
HOWARD, ERMA V FEMALE 06/20/1899 02/26/1968 UTAH LOS ANGELES 519180961 PARKER,
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