LEXINGTON – Funeral services for Lida D. Howell, 83, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, West Columbia Chapel, with inurnment to follow in Southland Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Rev. Gary Farmer, assisted by Chaplain Chuck Byrd. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 140 Stoneridge Dr., Ste. 210, Columbia, SC 29210 or to Amedisys Hospice Care, 220 Stoneridge Dr., Ste. 105, Columbia, SC 29210.
Mrs. Howell was born April 23, 1936 in Lexington County, SC and passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Elva Smith and John Dowd.
Mrs. Howell is survived by her husband, Ira Howell; daughters, Iris H. Wyndham (Bruce) and Derenda H. McDermott (Richard); son, Allan I. Howell (Nathalie); sisters, Marion Fallaw, Marietta Foster; brothers, Hoyt, Harvey Thomas and William Dowd; five grandchildren, Trevor C. Wyndham, Tanner Howell, Ben Howell, Allison Sloan, Patrick Bradley and six great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Amy Bowen, Yalanda Williams and Chaplain Chuck Byrd of Amedisys.