Henry James Howard

HENRY JAMES HOWARD, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS JUNIOR TO MANY BUT CHERISHED AS DAD BY HIS SON KENNETH WAYNE HOWARD, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY IN OVERTON, TEXAS. BORN ON OCTOBER 31, 1931, TO RUSSELL HOWARD AND BERDINA BATEMAN, HENRY ENJOYED A VIBRANT CHILDHOOD IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, WHICH LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS MULTIFACETED LIFE.

IN HIS ADULT YEARS, HENRY BECAME A SKILLED CONCRETE FINISHER, EARNING A REPUTATION FOR HIS PRECISION AND DEDICATION. HOWEVER, HIS TALENTS DIDN'T STOP THERE. A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN, HE WAS ALSO A PROFICIENT CATTLE RANCHER, A TESTAMENT TO HIS LOVE FOR THE LAND AND ANIMALS. KNOWN FOR HIS WIT AND CHARISMA, HENRY HAD A KNACK FOR TURNING A SMALL RISK INTO GREAT FORTUNE. WITH JUST A $1 BET, HE WON A CITY BLOCK THAT INCLUDED A LAUNDROMAT, A FISH MARKET, AND A NIGHTCLUB, A STORY THAT BECAME LEGENDARY AMONG HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

HENRY'S LEGACY EXTENDS THROUGH HIS BELOVED CHILDREN: HELEN JOYCE, KENNETH WAYNE, KAYE, AND ROBERT CHARLES. THOUGH HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS BROTHER MALCOLM KENNEDY AND SISTERS BETTY LEE BURSON AND DOROTHY JEAN HALSTON, HE LEAVES BEHIND A LOVING FAMILY THAT INCLUDES HIS BROTHER RALPH COLQUITT, SISTER IDA PEARL ROCHE, 13 GRANDCHILDREN, 28 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND 3 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. HIS LIFE WAS ALSO ENRICHED BY A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND FRIENDS WHO WILL FOREVER REMEMBER HIS GENEROUS SPIRIT AND INFECTIOUS SMILE. HENRY'S LIFE ENDED WHERE IT BEGAN, IN OVERTON, TEXAS, BUT HIS MEMORY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM.