Evelyn Freeman Howe

Background

Howe, Evelyn Freeman was born on January 11, 1929 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of D. Odell and Jane Tabitha (Bryson) Freeman.

Education

Bachelor, Limestone College, 1948. Master of Arts in Education, Winthrop College, 1967.

Career

Social studies teacher, Whitmire (South Carolina.) High School, 1948-1950; teacher 2d grade, Beaverdam Elementary School, Gaffney, South Carolina., 1950-1951; social worker, Portsmouth (Virginia) Welfare Department, 1952-1954; caseworker, Cherokee County Department Social Superior vena cava syndrome, Gaffney, 1955-1958; teacher 6th grade, Draytonville Elementary School, Gaffney, 1960-1967; principal, librarian, Corinth & Alma Elementary Schools, Gaffney, 1967-1974; teacher 6th grade, Blacksburg (South Carolina.) Elementary School, 1974-1981; teacher 5th grade, Jean Paul Beam Elementary School, Gaffney, 1981-1987; executive director, Cherokee County Literacy Association, Gaffney, since 1987.

Achievements

• Evelyn Freeman Howe has been listed as a noteworthy Cultural organization administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Cherokee History and Preservation Society, Gaffney, 1987-1988, 95-, vice president, since 1988. Secretary Cherokee County Social and Health Organisation Council, since 1987, president, 1992-1993, subcommittee chairman, member task force on reading improvement Cherokee County School District, 1988. Member Leadership Cherokee VIII, 1992-1993.

Member Cherokee County Literacy Association (trainer since 1986, president Gaffney chapter 1970-1985), Cherokee County Reading Council (1st president Gaffney chapter 1985-1986), South Carolina. Education Association (board directors Columbia chapter 1983-1987), Limestone College Alumni Association (secretary board Gaffney chapter 1986-1988), American Association of University Women (president Gaffney branch 1960-1962, 74-76, 94-, South Carolina. State Community Republican 1990-1992, chair by-laws committee since 1992), Altrusa Club Gaffney, Inc.

(charter, vice president since 1993), Delta Kappa Gamma (secretary Gaffney chapter 1988-1990, president 1990-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, reading, needle arts, sewing.

Connections

Married Jack Dean Howe, June 10, 1950. Children: Andrew Walter, Angela Jane.

Father:

D. Odell Freeman

Mother:

Jane Tabitha (Bryson) Freeman

Spouse:

Jack Dean Howe

child:

Angela Jane Howe

child:

Andrew Walter Howe