Born March 6, 1946 in Franklin, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Roy R. Conley and Mary Alice Watson.
Howard, a Gideon, was a faithful member of West Cabarrus Church.
Survivors include his wife, Luann Conley; his daughter, Alice Hinds and her husband, Keith; his son, Brian Conley and his wife, Sherry; his grandchildren, Zach, Kaitlyn, Carson, Annakathryn, Joshua and Jackson and his brother, John Gaston and his wife, Bonnie.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mcewenderitachapel.com for the Conley family.