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Obituary

Martha Tappan Howell of Wilmington passed away on June 9, 2025, in Wilmington, North Carolina, surrounded by her children.

Martha, known to her family as Muffy, was born March 2, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, daughter of the late Dr. Clewell Howell and Margaret Elizabeth Spragins Howell. She attended The Friends School and Bennington College, graduated from Goucher University and earned a master’s in special education from Loyola University. She was preceded in death by her …

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Covenant Moravian

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Born

March 2nd, 1933
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Graduated from high school

1951
Friends School-Baltimore, North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
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Graduated from college

1955
Goucher College
B.A. English

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Method of disposition

Burial

Final resting place

Oakdale Cemetery

520 North 15th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Andrews Mortuary
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Martha "Muffy" Howell