Alliene Jeanette Burleson Howell

Howell, Alliene Jeanette Burleson – 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister passed away the morning of August 18, 2014. Alliene, born June 27, 1926, was a South Knoxville native, having grown up in the Mount Olive area. She was the daughter of Normal Edison and Elsie Burleson and worked in her father’s grocery store across from Mount Olive Baptist Church. She was one of seven Burleson kids – sister to Carrie Margaret, N.E. Jr., Dolores, Joe, Randy and Nancy Lynn. Alliene was a graduate of Young High School, class of 1944, and helped organize many of the class reunions for the group. She was also a graduate of Knoxville Business School. Alliene was preceded in death by her husband, Layton N. Howell Sr., one month short of their 60th wedding anniversary and was a dedicated wife, homemaker and mother. Alliene was an avid golfer in the 1960s and 1970s at Beaver Brook Country Club and Bays Mountain Golf Course. She enjoyed flying across the southeast with Layton as he piloted single-engine planes and later found great happiness seeing the country in their RV. She grew up in Mount Olive Baptist Church and was later a dedicated member of New Prospect Presbyterian Church. In addition to her husband, Alliene was preceded in death by her brother, Randy Burleson, and sister and brother-in-law Carrie and Kenneth Cheatham; her parents; and her father- and mother-in-law, Richard and Effie Howell. She will be missed by her daughter and son and their families: Nancy and Steve Major of Lilburn, Ga., and Neville and Sherri Howell of Knoxville; her four grandsons and wives: Van and Laurie Major of Birmingham, Courtney and Lisa Major of Cumming, Ga.; Trey and Kinsey Howell of Spring Hill, Tenn.; and Brett and Olivia Howell of Seattle; and her five great-grandsons, Jackson, Gavin, Camden and Aidan Major and Cohen Wilburn. The family wishes to express much appreciation to the staff at Brookdale Homewood at Deane Hill for their expertise and loving care of dementia patients; to Dr. Michelle Brewer and Dr. Jack Lacey who are friends as well as excellent physicians and to Smoky Mountain Hospice for their care in the last days.

The family will receive friends on Friday August 22, 2014 from 4-6 pm at Berry Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life to follow at 6:00pm, Rev. Dr. Joy Heaton officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Pat Summitt Foundation for Alzheimer’s Tribute Gift, care of the East Tennessee Foundation (online at (https://etf.webconnex.com/ThePatSummittFoundation) or by mail: 625 Market Street, Suite 1400, Knoxville, Tn 37902; or to New Prospect Presbyterian Church, 4920 Prospect Road, Knoxville, Tn 37920. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com