Obit; Whaley and related families CYNTHIANA DEMOCRAT Page 1, 10 August 1967 Long Illness Proves Fatal To W. C. Howk William Chowning HOWK, 84, President of the National Bank of Cynthiana since 1939, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at Harrison Memorial Hospital after being ill for three years. He was a retired farmer and tobacco dealer, member of the Cynthiana Christian Church and a member of the Cynthiana Elks Lodge No. 438. Surviving him are his wife, Margaret SHROPSHIRE HOWK; two sons W. c. HOWK Jr., Cynthiana, and Daniel McShane HOWK, U.S. Marines, Paris Island, S.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Robert OWEN, Maryland, and Mrs. B.G. PARFET, Michigan; two granddaughters, five grandsons and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Aug. 5, at Whaley Funeral Home by Roy S. HULAN. Burial was at Battle Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Horace POULTER, Lansing NICHOLS, Leslie McKEE, W. O. SHROPSHIRE, Jack MARSHALL, Oren W. DILTZ, and Lark K. BOX. Honorary pallbearers were the Board of Directors of the National Bank, Board of Directors of battle Grove Cemetery, T. R. TOADVIVNE, William H. CONWAY, Harry S. TAYLOR, Larry DOUGLAS, William PENNIMAN, Joe. W. TAYLOR and Lawsrence B. FULLER.. An Elks Memorial Service was held at the Funeral Home on Friday. From: "H. Jean Dalrymple" Date: 21 Aug 1998