Howes, Elsie E. (nee Baker). Former of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, November 9, 1978, beloved wife of the late William O. Howes; mother of Mrs. E. Louise Adams; Ronald A., Edward F., and Donald B. Howes; stepmother of Michael D. Howes; also survived by 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Taltavull Funeral Home, 4748 Wisconsin ave. n.w., on Saturday, November 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, November 12, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services at Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville, Md., on Monday, November 13 at 11 a.m. Interment Congressional Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made by donations to the American Diabetes Association, 7961 Eastern ave., Silver Spring Md. [Washington Post, November 12, 1978, p. C14]