Austin Vern Howell, 64, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1947, the son of Olen Ray and Winnie Brewer Howell. He was a truck driver for C.J. Horner Co. and a baptist.
He was preceded in death by his father; and a grandson, David Austin Howell Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Minnie Howell; three sons, David Howell and his wife Lisa and Thomas Howell, all of Gurdon, and Ricky Howell and his wife Tammy of Clark County; two brothers, Ray Howell of White Oak and Ronnie Howell and his wife Nancy of Arkadelphia; one sister, Azelia Ione Mayhue and her husband Jim of Arkadelphia; 11 grandchildren, Steven, Dusty, Blake, Chole, Ashley, Amanda and Chris Howell, Cody, Kyle, Kimberly Whittle and Courtney Maxwell; and one great-grandchild, Britley Maxwell.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Alpine. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Brad and Jeremy Mayhue, Joey and Robert Howell, D.J. Ratliff, Brian Hutson and Tony Derry.
Sign the online guest book at www.ruggleswilcox.com.
Austin Vern Howell, 64, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1947, the son of Olen Ray and Winnie Brewer Howell. He was a truck driver for C.J. Horner Co. and a baptist.
He was preceded in death by his father; and a grandson, David Austin Howell Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Minnie Howell; three sons, David Howell and his wife Lisa and Thomas Howell, all of Gurdon, and Ricky Howell and his wife Tammy of Clark County; two brothers, Ray Howell of White Oak and Ronnie Howell and his wife Nancy of Arkadelphia; one sister, Azelia Ione Mayhue and her husband Jim of Arkadelphia; 11 grandchildren, Steven, Dusty, Blake, Chole, Ashley, Amanda and Chris Howell, Cody, Kyle, Kimberly Whittle and Courtney Maxwell; and one great-grandchild, Britley Maxwell.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Alpine. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Brad and Jeremy Mayhue, Joey and Robert Howell, D.J. Ratliff, Brian Hutson and Tony Derry.
Sign the online guest book at www.ruggleswilcox.com.