Wayne Howard

Published 12:04 am Thursday, December 6, 2012

Wayne Howard, 73, of Stockton, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at the Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. He was born May 7, 1939, to the late Charlie D. and Sadie (Evans) Howard in LaGrange, Ga. He was a member of the Stockton Baptist Church and a construction worker around South Georgia.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Patsy Howard of Stockton, Ga.; sons, Wayne Howard of Jacksonville, Fla., and Matthew Howard of Florida; daughters, Marilyn Howard of Lakeland, Ga., Tonia Howard of Florida; son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Tina Howard of Washington State; son and daughter-in-law, Casey and Jennifer Howard of Stockton, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Charlie and Jessi Howard of Naylor, Ga.; four grandchildren, Travis Bowling, Sadie Howard, Noah Howard and Eden Howard; great-granddaughter, Braelee Bowling; sister, Connie Keller of Tampa, Fla.; and sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Raymond Browning of Stockton, Ga.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at Stockton Baptist Church at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the family or Music Funeral Services to help with funeral expense.

Sympathy may be expressed online at www.musicfuneral services.com.

— Music Funeral Services of Lakeland is serving the Howard family.