Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, May 26, 1938
Van Antwerp Funeral Held Last Monday
Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 10 o'clock Monday morning for Dr. Howard Van Antwerp, 68, nationally known orchardist and former president of the Kentucky Dental Association, who died at his home at Farmers, at 3:30 o'clock last Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks.
Dr. T. W. Rainey of Lexington, a life long friend of Dr. Van Antwerp, officiated at the services. Burial was in Machpelah Cemetery at Mt. Sterling.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Carrie Chiles Van Antwerp, his is survived by two sons, Howard, Jr., a former University of Kentucky football player now practicing attorney at Ashland, and Chiles Van Antwerp, former state representative, now resident of Detroit, and one daughter, Mrs. Betty Browersock of Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. Van Antwerp, who was well known throughout the state, formerly was a resident of Mt. Sterling. After moving to farmers, he became connected with the Citizens bank at Morehead, but later retired to his farm because of ill health. He was for many years secretary of the Kentucky Horticultural Society and his apples and peaches were famous through this section of the United States and with horticulturists generally.