August was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Rachel Howard; daughter, Jammie Lyn Burroughs (David) of Lousiana; grandsons, Jordan T. Miller, and Avery P. Harper; one great grandson; brother, Bobby Joe Howard of Manilla, AK; brother in law, Ellis Harl of Evansville, and many nieces and nephews.