Jack Hovious standing outside his storeJack Hovious. Luther Alvin Hovious. Son of Ben HOVIOUS and Mary HUMPHRESS. Born in Knifley, KY on 8 May 1896. Married, in 1925 in Logan, WV, Ethel TAYLOR [b. Nov 1902, d. 1 Dec 1994 in Liberty, KY] . Jack Hovious served in the US Army during World War I. He owned and ran a general store in Knifley, KY for more than 30 years.

    Jack Hovious died in Knifley, KY, on 30 Aug 1966. For more about Jack see below.







    Children:

    1. Mary Ellen HOVIOUS, b.1927 Monaville, WV. Married (1)Glenwood Corbin; (2) Thomas White.
    2. Emma Joyce HOVIOUS, b. 1929 Monaville, WV. Married William Tucker.
    3. Marjorie Jean HOVIOUS, b. 1931 Knifley, KY. Married Ira England Jr.
    4. Ethel Joanne HOVIOUS, b. 27 Jan 1935 Knifley, KY. Married Jim Maupin. Killed 6 Sep 1960, Campbellsville, KY.

    Jack Hovious' family, 1940s
    Ethel, Margie, Joanne, Mary & Joyce Hovious

    Jack Hovious, 1920s (?)More about Jack Hovious:  Frank Dickerson writes: "When I was at Knifley High from 1948-1952, we would run 'down town' at the noon recess to plunk down our quarters (if we had one) for a sandwich of delicatessen meat or cheese and a bottle of Jack's finest soda pop. He had a lunch counter in his general store. We also hung out there after school to wait for the final bus run that took us home to Barnett's Creek.

    Jack was a big bear of a man and as genial as they come. I'll always remember his great smile and the way he tolerated our little band of hooligans."
























    At left: side of Jack Hovious' store. At right: lane in front of the store, and the bank formerly operated by Booth Hovious.

    Jack and Friends
    Edsel Dunbar, Willie Matt Humphress & Jack Hovious

    Thanks to John R. Hovious Jr., Jim Hovious, Paul Hofius and Frank Dickerson for contributions to this research. Thanks to Marie Hovious Moser and Jean Hovious Lloyd for providing the first, fourth and fifth photos, and to Sue Perkins for the rest.

    11:04 PM 1/1/03