Austin Vern Howell age 64 Monday, January 16, 2012 at his home. He was born January 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, one Daughter, Rhonda Whittle and her husband Sherman of Arkadelphia, 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, eleven grandchildren, Steven, Dusty, Blake, Chole, Ashley, Amanda, and Chris Howell, Cody, Kyle, Kimberly Whittle, and Courtney Maxwell, one great grandchild Britley Maxwell and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday January 19th in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Alpine. Visitation will be 6-8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Brad and Jeremy Mayhue, Joey and Robert Howell, D. J. Ratliff, Brian Hutson and Tony Derry.
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