Harriette S. Howland

Harriette (Stanley) Swim Howland, 99, of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Liberal, Kansas, passed away December 27, 2025, in Edmond. She was born August 20, 1926, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Fred and Lura (McReynolds) Stanley of Montezuma, Kansas. She graduated from Montezuma High School and attended the University of Kansas, where she met Paul Swim, who passed away in 1955 while serving as a captain in the Air Force. 

Throughout her life, Harriette was much loved and was devoted to her family and her church. She was known for her beautiful soprano voice and fabulous holiday dinners. She enjoyed working at Fred's Stanley Motors; Bud's Stanley Jewelry; and assisting Shannon Howland, husband, and Jim Goddard, son-in-law, in the sales department at Kelly's Mens Wear during the Christmas season. She also served on the hospital auxiliary at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal for many years. She enjoyed playing bridge, singing, and playing the piano. 

Harriette was preceded in death by her parents; her three siblings, Mac Stanley, Bud Stanley, and Coleen Darro; her husband of 50 years, Shannon Howland (1926-2011); and her first husband, Paul Swim (1924-1955). 

She is survived by her children, Janet (Swim) Goddard of Edmond, Oklahoma; John Swim and wife Sue of Tuscumbia, Alabama; and Cheryl (Howland) Burch of Osborne, Kansas; grandchildren, Curt Goddard, Allison Goddard, Melissa Swim, Heather (Swim) Wolgamott, Elizabeth (Swim) Greaser, Barry Swim, Ryan Burch, and Shane Burch; great grandchildren, Sarah Goddard, Emilie Goddard, Natalya Burnett, Christina Collums, Braden Darnall, Jackson Wolgamott, Riley Wolgamott:, Jace Wolgamott, Olivia Greaser, Nora Greaser, Jacob Greaser, Crystal Swim, Annie Swim, and John Paul Swim; great great grandchildren, Me'a, Addlynn, Aliyah, Bryson, Legend, Kinsley, Dream, Thomas, and Brooklyn; niece Christine Stanley and family; niece Patricia (Howland) Sizemore and family; other surviving Stanley nieces out of state; and other relatives originating from the McReynolds family in Montezuma. 

Harriette and Shannon's ashes will be buried in the C.E. Howland family plot in Liberal this summer.