Spartanburg, South Carolina
Gwen Tootle Howell
1933 — 2024
Gwen Tootle Howell joined the love of her long and beautiful life, Louis Peyton Howell, on March 25, 2024. She entered heaven in the hands of her three children, Lyn Howell, Sully Howell Beckham (Gordon), and Louis Peyton Howell, Jr. (Alice). She was born a gracious southern lady in Savannah, Georgia on September 22, 1933, to Malcolm Ernest Tootle and Merle Burroughs Tootle. Gwen grew up in Florence, South Carolina and was one of the "Florence Girls" known at the Beach for their beauty and their brains. She attended the University of South Carolina where she was Homecoming Queen, Secretary of the Student Body, and a cheerleader for the Gamecocks. She met the love of her life, Louis, on the...