Name: E. C. Howard
Age: 89
Residence: Gurley, AL
Date of Death: January 1, 2015
Location of Service: Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories
Date & Time: Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 2:00 P M
Officiating: Charlie Browning and Bro. Ronald P. Cagle
Interment: Henry Cemetery
Visitation: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 5:00 P M to 8:00 P M and Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 1:00 P M until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.
Biographical Information
Date of Birth: August 28, 1925
Occupation: He retired from the City of Memphis Fire Department after 22 years of service. He also was a bus driver for the McNairy County School System for 19 years.
Church Affiliation: He was a holiness by faith.
Survivor Information
Wife of 33 years: Martha Nell Browder Howard of Gurley, AL
Three Daughters: Suzanne Martz (Marshal) of Manely, NE., Nancy Sharon Johnson (David) of Bartlett, TN. and Marianne Rogers (Ron) of Bartlett, TN.
Two Step-Sons: Bro. Ronald P. Cagle (Debbie) of Calhoun, GA and Dewey Wayne Cagle of Corinth, MS
Four Step-Daughters: Katherine Diane Simon (Steve) of Corinth, MS., Barbara Gayle Cagle of Gurley, AL., Elizabeth M. McCoy of Iuka, MS. and Sharon A. Cagle of Corinth, MS.
Eight Grandchildren
Twenty Great Grandchildren
One Great-Great Grandchild
Twelve Step-Grandchildren
Seventeen Step Great-Grandchildren
Brother: Thermon Ellis of Fort Worth, TX.
Sister: Virginia Kee of Middleton, TN
Other relatives and a host of friends
Pallbearers: Jeremy Arnold, Joshua Arnold, Adam McCoy, Eric Miles, Jonathon Wilhite, Steven Wilhite and Wayne Cagle
Preceded in Death
Mother: Emma Bell Brown Howard
Daughter: Debra Jean Dickson
Sisters: Mildred Mitchum and Avenell Howard
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