Tollie Howard

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Tollie LeRoy Howard, 82, of Sikeston died Friday, June 30, 2006, at Clearview Nursing Center.

He was born Oct. 24, 1923, in Lexington, Ala., son of Clarence M. and Bertha F. Putman Howard. He first married Roy Jane Alleman. He and Evelyn L. Jordan were married March 9, 1974, in Ann Arbor, Mich. She died Dec. 16, 2003.

Howard had been a carpenter with Sikeston School District. He was a member of Morley Memorial VFW Post 5368.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include six sons, Frankie Howard of Sturdivant, Mo., Terry Howard of Vancleave, Miss., Glenn Howard of Brownwood, Mo., Lee Payne of Bloomfield, Mo., Tim Payne of Sikeston, Randy Payne of Chaffee, Mo.; five daughters, Tanya Freed of Advance, Edra Snell of Saucier, Miss., Alethea Roper of Sikeston, Robin Hayes of Malden, Mo., and Loretta Holland of Ypsilanti, Mich.

He is also survived by a brother, J.L. Howard of Bismarck, Mo.; four sisters, Sue Roper of Advance, Eloise Bell of Belleview, Mo., Venice Hickerson of DeSoto, Mo., Letha Alexander of Cape Girardeau; 33 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, a daughter, two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the chapel, with the Rev. John Armbruster officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Missouri Military Funeral Honor Guard.