Visitation will be held from 8:00 AM until Celebration of Life at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church 3076 W. Main St. Gray Louisiana. Burial will follow in the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ronald Warren Howard Sr. was born in New Orleans, LA to the late Raymond and Ruby Francis Howard on August 16, 1952, and departed this life on July 31, 2024. He was baptized by Timothy Boyd at New St. Paul. He received his early education from Andrew Price, Southdown and graduated from Terrebonne High School in 1970. Warren was an avid reader and enjoyed watching the old sitcoms and westerns from the 70’s.
Ronald is survived by his wife Orelia Joseph Howard, 4 children; Ronald Howard Jr., Rasheka Howard, Willie Johnson and Rosalind (Frank) Johnson-Smith; 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
2 Brothers; Raymond W. Howard and Bobbie (Rose) Howard. 4 Sisters; Brenda White, Norma Howard, Gisele Smith and Gwendolyn Monette. 5 Sisters-in-Laws; Betty Watkins, Dotsy Mae Joseph, Sandra Lewis, Gwendolyn (Nathan) Winslow and Jane Miles. 4 Brothers-in-Laws; Thomas (Barbara) Joseph, Leonard Joseph, Hanson Boykins and Henry (Debbie) Casey Jr., and a host of nieces, nephew, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by parents Raymond and Ruby Francis Howard, sister Cynthia Howard, niece Askia Celestine, nephew Akeem Howard. Maternal grandparents Sullivan and Corean Francis, Paternal grandparents Ruben and Emily Boseman Howard and Brothers-in-Laws; Willie Boykins, Frederick Miles Sr., and Cecil Lewis.
