Obituary of Betty Inez Howard

Services for Betty Inez Howard, 69, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 20, in the arbor at the Union Grove Cemetery, near Troup, with the Reverend Jim Norman officiating. Burial will be in the Union Grove Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Howard died Wednesday, January 17, in a Tyler hospital. She was born February 21, 1937, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina to the late Lattie Richard Church and Leona Church. She was a housewife and was a member of the Union Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Howard was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lee Howard, April 16, 2006; by three brothers, Tommy Church, Edward Church, and Rayford Church; and by two grandsons, John Griffin and Seth Oliver. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny and LInda Hill, Whitehouse and Jimmy and Dorothy Howard, Tyler ; four daughters and a son-in-law, Terri and Rodney Heard, Troup, Sharon Lynn Ray, Corpus Christi, Karen Forshee, Jacksonville, and Jerri Marie Hall, Tyler; a brother, L. C. Church, North Carolina; three sisters, Shirley Dyer and Mary Lou McGee, both of Roaring River, North Carolina, and Jean Howard, Troup; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends and loved ones. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, January 19.