University of Illinois Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Max Howitt
Max J. Howitt LUBBOCK-Max J. Howitt was born Jan. 5, 1926, on Empire Prairie near King City, Mo. He died March 10, 2014, in Lubbock, Texas. He was the third and youngest child of Glen and Edna Howitt and attended Empire Rural School for eight years. After graduating from King City High School in 1943, he served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. After his army service, Max attended the University of Missouri and graduated in 1949 with a degree in Agriculture Economics. He...
