Theodore Austin "Ted" Howard, son of Albert Francis "A. F." (1892-1960) and Mae Belle (Cramb) (1892-1981) Howard, was born 5 December 1920, East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.  Ted was a member of the class of '39.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Tuesday 6 April 1938

OKEMOS NEWS

One of the important April events in the Okemos school schedule is the junior play April 28.  The following cast are preparing their parts:  Fred Cook, Marion Gleason, Wayne Parish, Nestorine Potier, Melba McCullough, Gertrude Wheeler, Ted Howard, Pat Pamalee, Frank Heniser and Eleanor Parish.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Wednesday 6 April 1938

OKEMOS OUTDOOR SPORTS STARTED

Okemos high school is looking forward with hopes of scoring athletic triumphs during the outdoor season.  The Chiefs will be defending their state Class D and county track championships with a veteran team, aim to make a much better baseball record and Dick Fuller, undefeated in county tennis circles last spring, is back to head up the net forces.

Much of the track strength will be found in Don Kelty, Wayne Parrish, Ted Howard, Fuller and Stanley Rogers.

Ted died 31 January 1940, Lansing.  According to his death certificate he was a patient at the Ingham Sanatorium, Lansing for 637 days.  Ted's obituary stated "illness forced his retirement in his junior year."  Working with a date calculator, Ted must have entered the sanatorium about 4 May 1938.  He had to have become ill in April 1938, the same month as when he participated in a junior play and began track practice.  Ted was so ill he unable to graduate and literally spent the rest of his brief life hospitalized with diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis.  He was interred Glendale Cemetery, Okemos.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Thursday 1 February 1940

THEODORE AUSTIN HOWARD

Theodore Austin Howard, 19, of 4817 Ardmore road, died at a local hospital Wednesday evening following an 18 months illness.  He was born in East Lansing and attended the Okemos Consolidated school until illness forced his retirement in his junior year.  He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Howard; a sister, Mrs. Adah Mae Leighton; two brothers, Sherman Douglas Howard and Albert Francis Howard and his grandfather, Austin R. Cramb of Okemos.  The body was removed to the Gorsline-Runciman funeral home where funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock p.m.  The Rev. Mr. N. A. McCune of the Peoples church will officiate and interment will be in Glendale cemetery.