The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-09-12
DR.. John H. Howard.

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Liam and Ursnla Howard, was
born July 4, 1892, nearly four
miles little Hast of North of
Lexington. His younger days
and thar part.of hismanhood un
Iril the breaking out of the civil
war in 1861. were spent on the
farm. In 1861 he enlisted on
lthn side of the Snuth IN Taxas,,
perhaps, but this information is
mot definite He carried his gun
as a member of his company UNI
lltil 1862 when he was captured,
near Memphis and sent to the
Federal prison at Alton, Illinor
Ills. From Alien he was sent to
ICamn Chase and remained in
prison until the close of the war
lin 1865. After the war he made
his home with his brother Sam,
1.-Two miles North of Lexington,
land again followed the plnw..
Soon after the war he began the
study of medicine undr DR.. Will
liam II. Warren and when he
began the practice he selected
the location at which he died
i Lexington. The miles that he
rode in the pursuit of his profess
sion, travelling day and night al
most over the whole of FENDER
500 county, could hardly be esti-
mated, and not until just a few
!. years ago did be even curtail the
Iextenaive Practice that he had
fso long enjoyed. We use the
word enjoyed" advlsedly, for
DIR. Howard loved his profession
and grew il strength On it's hard,
ships, When ags aud its Incl
!. dent Infrmities grew on him be
was compelled To reduce his
practice, but notwithstanding
Dthat he died ia the harness, hav-
ling never quit responding to az
many calls as his age, strength
and general condition allowed
him to accept. He visited pa
TRENT on the morning Of the day
he died at | p. m. DIR. Howard
was man Of too high class to be
liz money grubber" and under a
gruf exterior he seemed to try
to hide the tenderness Of his
: heart, He won and was entIt-
led to local eminence in his pro
fession and it is said of him that
! had he listened to the voice of
ambition, he might have climb
eh to greater heights in bigger
fields.
I He uever married, but In q
sense kept open house for many
years to his friends Of the we'll
known office on Purdy street.
his home place, except for board
ling, which now looks like ii
Ibid when the writer came to
Lexington thirty years ago next
March.
DR.. Howard was q Democrat
and man who always took in
terest in the problems of govern
ment, national and state. He
was often selected to introduce
State candidates who came to
Lexington to address the people
ON the issuss of the day. Taken
as q whole he was man of ex-
cellent Judgment and one of the
strongest opinions, never at
tempting to conceal his position,
but alwas finding pleasure in &c.
claring his victories.
Il On last Sunday he went as u.s.
ual at midday to the home of
Mr.. A. E. Beasley, for his din.
ner, and while there was strick
en- with hemorrhage. either from
the lungs or from the rupture of
q blood vessel. He asked to be
4 carried at once to his office and
the attempt was made, but the
soul Of DR.. Howard winged it's
flight to the great Beyond be-
fore he could be gotten into the
buggy which stood ready at the
Beasley gate.
i DR.. Howard was never a pro.
lessor Of religion nor q mem Der
Of any church until last Spring,
| when q revival was held in the
Lexington, Southern Methodist
church by the pastor, Rev. r.
| NJ. Walker. On that occasion
our subject cast aside every
weight and whatever sins might
have beset him and unreserved.
ly declared himself a believer in
the saving efficacy Of the blood
of Christ. As comes to many
men of advanced age, DR.. how.
ard recognized the folly of his
failure to sooner perform the su.
preme act of his life. He went
before the judgment bar to give
an account of the deeds done in
the body, able to plead in his