Howard graduated in 1964 from Pomona High School, Pomona, California. He served in the Army until 1968 and attended Mount San Antonio College. Along with his wife they owned restaurants in Oxnard, California for 15 years. He managed gallies on oil rigs off the Southern California coast for a few years. He retired in 2007 from Omaha Woodman Life/Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society after 25 years as a field representative, area manager and state manager. He and his wife were members of Graves Memorial Baptist Church in the Oak Grove Community of North Little Rock, Arkansas and later attended First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Donna Harts; son, Robert Harts; daughter, Tami Harts; grandsons, Austin J. Felix and Tucker W. Felix; sisters, Charlotte Blyther and Ina Harts; great-grandchildren, Nevaeh Rose Felix, Ezabel Lilliana Felix and Leonidas Augustine Felix; niece, Carol Butterfield; nephews, Jeff Blyther, Brian Blyther, Steven Zabel, David Zabel and Michael Butterfield.
The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the staff at the VA Hospital in Little Rock, the VA Fort Roots in North Little Rock and A Place at Home, especially Nyna O’Neill, who was his nurse and friend. In his final days at St. Vincent Rehab in Sherwood, he personally thanked his nurses and the staff for giving him such good care.
Visitation will be at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 Landers Rd., North Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 4:00 p.m.
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