Tommy Eugene Howard, 62, of Smithville, Texas, died June 10, 2015 at his home in Smithville. He was born at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska on September 24, 1952 to Arthur E. and Madine Chesser Howard. He married Neva Hoover and they divorced. He later married Rhonda Adams and they, too divorced. He was of the Christian faith, loved to draw and was a huge Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls fan.. He could recite any statistic and knew all kinds of trivia about the teams.
He is survived by one son, Shane Howard of Austin, Texas, one daughter, Jaimie Howard of Burlington, Iowa; four sisters, Marcy Hanson of Mt. Pleasant, Joyce Purdie of Derby, Kansas, Henri Cousins of New London and Terri Sembach of New London; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Brian and Art.
Graveside inurnment services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25 at Burge Cemetery, rural New London. A memorial has been established for funeral expenses. Elliott Chapel, New London is in charge of arrangements.[more]