1929

Gloria Glenn Turner was born on 20 Feb 1929 in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA as the first child of Robert Turner and Cassie Glenn Turner.

1930

Gloria Glen Turner was counted in the census on 09 Apr 1930 in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA, as a 1-year-old, female, single, Black or African American, daughter. Also in the home were; her father, Robert Turner; and her mother, Cassie Turner.

1940

Gloria Glenn Turner was counted in the census on 12 Apr 1940 in Brazos, Texas, USA, as a 11-year-old, female, single, Black or African American, granddaughter. Also in the home were; her maternal grandfather, Collie Glenn; and her maternal grandmother, Ella Glenn.

1950

When she was 21, she married Rev. Benjamin Levi Howell Jr., son of Benjamin Levi Howell Sr and Edna Taylor, on 02 Jun 1950 in Greene, Ohio, USA.

2010

On May 7, 2010, Gloria Howell was mentioned as the living wife, in the obituary of Rev Benjamin Levy Howell Jr.

2025

She died on 24 Apr 2025 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. She was buried in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

Gloria Howell
February 20, 1929 — April 24, 2025
Camden

Mrs. Gloria Glenn Howell went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 24, 2025. She was born in Bryan, Texas, on February 20, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Robert Turner and Cassie G. Turner. After graduating from George Washington High School in San Francisco, California, she attended Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. She continued her education at Queens College in Flushing, New York, receiving her Master of Science in Education.

Mrs. Howell began her education career as a third-grade teacher. She later transferred to an intermediate school where she was both a sixth-grade teacher and a grade advisor for the remainder of her career.

Dedicated to community service, she was initiated as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Zeta Chapter, Wilberforce, Ohio, in 1950.

Mrs. Howell was a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a Diamond Soror of Iota Omega Omega Chapter, Camden, South Carolina. She was a faithful member of Camden First United Methodist Church, where she participated in the United Methodist Women of Faith and her Family Group. Locally, she was a member of the Kershaw County Senior Citizens Club.

Survivors include her daughter Carol (Virgil) McIver, two grandchildren, Jessika and Joshua Snape, brother-in-law Michael (Caroline) Howell, sisters-in-law Jeanette (Alvin) Harris, Arlene (Doug) Rose, and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin Howell, Jr., and daughter Deborah L. Howell.

Service Schedule

Visitation
Monday, May 5, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 pm (Eastern time)
Camden First United Methodist Church
704 West Dekalb Street, Camden, SC 29020

Ivy Behind the Wall AKA Ceremony
Monday, May 5, 2025
6:00 – 7:00 pm (Eastern time)
Camden First United Methodist Church
704 West Dekalb Street, Camden, SC 29020

Funeral Service
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
12:00 – 1:00 pm (Eastern time)
Camden First United Methodist Church
704 West Dekalb Street, Camden, SC 29020

Interment
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
2:00 – 2:30 pm (Eastern time)
Fort Jackson National Cemetery
4170 Percival Road, Columbia, SC 29229