Seth Maurice Howard, 95, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023, at his residence in Flowood, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville with Rev. Tim West and Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until service time at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow the service in Rural Hill Cemetery.
Maurice was born on May 14, 1928, in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, to Seth Frank Howard and Icie Lee Pennington Howard.
Maurice is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Barbara Black Howard of Flowood; his children: Brenda Howard Edgin and husband, Richard, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Seth Maurice Howard, Jr. and wife, Martha Jo “Dee”) of Ridgeland, Mississippi; and Michelle Howard Herring and husband, Patrick, of Crownsville, Maryland; and his sister, Glenda Fay Greer of Vidalia, Louisiana. One of his greatest joys was being “Papaw” to his grandchildren: Cassandra (Richard) Ruley; Collin (Alex) Edgin; Richard Edgin, III; Madeline (Joseph) Wilson; Joseph Seth Howard; Emily Katherine Herring; and Ethan Patrick Herring; as well as his nine great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other family members, and friends.
Maurice is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Barbara Black Howard of Flowood; his children: Brenda Howard Edgin and husband, Richard, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Seth Maurice Howard, Jr. and wife, Martha Jo “Dee”) of Ridgeland, Mississippi; and Michelle Howard Herring and husband, Patrick, of Crownsville, Maryland; and his sister, Glenda Fay Greer of Vidalia, Louisiana. One of his greatest joys was being “Papaw” to his grandchildren: Cassandra (Richard) Ruley; Collin (Alex) Edgin; Richard Edgin, III; Madeline (Joseph) Wilson; Joseph Seth Howard; Emily Katherine Herring; and Ethan Patrick Herring; as well as his nine great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other family members, and friends.
He is preceded in death by his grandson, Corbett Edgin; great-grandson, Alexander Edgin Ruley; his parents; and his siblings: Mildred White, Milton Howard, Margo Bozeman, Marlin Howard, and Garlin Howard.
Serving as pallbearers are Collin Edgin, Richard Edgin, III, Ethan Herring, Joe Howard, Charles Plattner, and Joseph Wilson.
Serving as pallbearers are Collin Edgin, Richard Edgin, III, Ethan Herring, Joe Howard, Charles Plattner, and Joseph Wilson.
Memorials in honor of Maurice may be given to Rural Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Dale Shumaker, 12878 Highway 14 West, McCool, MS 39108 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital online at stjude.org.
Services are under the direction of Nowell Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
Services are under the direction of Nowell Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
