SYRACUSE - Cathryn O. "Katie" Howell, 82, of North Webster, died at 8:45 a.m. March 26, 2008, in Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse.
She was born Feb. 7, 1926, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Lemuel and Lockie McGee Wicker. On July 6, 1944, she married Joseph Gordon Howell, who died in September 2007.
Moving to the North Webster area from Silver Lake in 1963, she owned and operated Howell's Upholstery, North Webster, and worked most of her life as a hairdresser. She was a graduate of Burlison High School, Texas, and a cosmetology school in Indiana and was a member of North Webster United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Priscilla Elliot, Arizona, and Patricia Stewart, North Webster; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Ellen (and spouse Wayne) Ward, Greeley, Colo. She was preceded in death by a sister.
A graveside service will be at a later date.
No calling is planned.
Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Harris Chapel, Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian St., B-4, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Condolences may be sent to www.mishlerfuneralhomes.com
