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Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Dakota, Nebraska; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341005

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Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Dakota, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02243; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 22-1

The marriage of Miss Mary Lou Ernst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Richards, 215 E. 24th street, South Sioux City, and Howard L. Madison, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Madison of Dakota City, was solemnized at 8 p. m. Saturday at the First Lutheran church at South Sioux City. Rev. J. Ernest Messer officiated. Miss Rita Reed, organist, accompanied Miss Carol Madison, sister of the bridegroom, who sang I Love You Truly, Because and The Lord's Prayer.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an aqua crepe dress with brown accessories, and a corsage of pink roses. Mrs. Edwin Dikeman was her sister's only attendant. She wore toast colored crepe with navy blue accessories.

Wilbur Madison served his brother as groomsman. Ushers were Russell Madison, Pain Teager, Lowe11 Beerman and John Hawkins. John Messer and Gary Johansen were acolytes.

Mrs. Richards wore a black suit with pink carnations and Mrs. Madison, navy blue, also with pink carnations.

After the ceremony, a reception was held in the church parlors. Assisting were Mrs. Charles Hogeboom, Mrs. Vincent Engle, Mrs. Lester Bates, Miss France Schreiber, Miss Carol Madison, all of South Sioux City, and Miss Marjorie McElhaney of Lincoln.

After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Madison will at home near South Sioux City.

Source - Sioux City Journal - Mar 27, 1949

A funeral for Howard L. Madison, 74, of Sandia Street, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Andy Harris Central Christian Church officiating Madison and assisted by Pastor Daniel Mullins of Fox and Walnut Church of God. Interment will be at 4 p.m. CST at Post Cemetery, Post, Texas.

Mr. Madison died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Carlsbad Medical Center.

Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Howard L. Madison was born Thursday, May 5, 1927, to Peter R. Madison and Olga C. Pederson Madison in Dakota City, Neb., where he grew up on the family farm. He was the seventh of nine children.

He married Mary Lou Ernst on June 10, 1951, in South Sioux City, Neb. There were two children born to this marriage. They farmed in Nebraska until 1958 when he moved his family to Big Piney, Wyo., where he worked for Pacific Northwest Pipeline Company for five years.

In 1961, he moved to El Paso, Texas, to work for El Paso Natural Gas Company. In 1963, he joined

Transwestern Pipeline Company.

He married Evelyn Eugene Edwards Kent on Sept. 2, 1967, in El Paso. He gained three sons in this marriage, and together he and Evelyn became the parents of an infant daughter.

His job brought the family to Carlsbad in 1973. In 1984, he retired from his company and continued to reside in Carlsbad until his death.

Mr. Madison was a member of Central Christian Church. He was a 32nd Degree Mason with Valley of Sioux City, Orient of Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1955; his first wife, Mary Lou Madison, in 1961; his mother in 1977; two brothers; and a sister.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Madison, of Carlsbad; sons, Thomas Lee Madison and Clint Kent of Carlsbad, and J.H. Kent and James Kent of Iraan, Texas; daughters, Marilyn Madison Bond Kinkade of Abilenen, Texas, and Dase Lea Madison Garcia of Silver City; brothers, Bill Madison of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Russell Madison of Lexington, Ky.; sisters, Virginia Hogeboom of Sioux City, Iowa, Fern Sund of South Sioux City, Neb., and Carol Sherwood of Virginia; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a host of in-laws, nephews and nieces; and his best friend, Millie.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and granddaughters.

Memorial contributions may be made to A.L.S. Association, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hills, Calif., 91301-5104; or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 10 E. 40th St., New York City, N.Y., 10016-4110.

Friends may call 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home.

Source - Carlsbad Current-Argus - Jan 25, 2002