He was born August 12, 1949 in Pottsville, PA son of Mahlon E. and Mary E. Howell.
He was a 1967 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, Shillington, PA and a United State Marine Corps., veteran of the Viet Nam War. He retired as a Quality Assurance Specialist, from the Naval Supply Depot in Mechanicsburg, PA.
He was an avid hockey fan and a student of the Civil War.
He is survived by his mother, Mary E. Howell, brother, James D. Howell of Reading, sister, Patricia A. Snyder of Mechanicsburg, son, Tucker James Howell of Lancaster, and step-daughter, Hillary Bupp of Mechanicsburg.
Service with Military Honors will be conducted at 11:30AM, Friday, February 14, 2014 at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA.