Mr. George W. Howard Sr., Age 98, of Mayfield, KY passed away Friday March 1, 2019 at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mayfield; Attended Jim Baker’s Sunday School Class; Retired as district manager for MFA Insurance Company; Army World War II veteran.
Mr. Howard is survived by; one son, Winston (Brenda) Howard of Mayfield, KY; one daughter, Elizabeth “Bitsy” (William) Brown of Mayfield, KY; seven grandchildren, Jen Shultz, Elizabeth Mason, Cliff Howard, Katie Klien, Kyle Farmer, Kim Mathis, and Kacey Farmer; twenty-one great grandchildren; thirteen great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by; wife, Mary Virginia Harper Howard; great grandson, Zachary Shultz; parents, Clifford and Myrtie Bennett Howard.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00p.m. Monday March 4, 2019 at Byrn Funeral home in Mayfield, KY. Dr. Wes Fowler will officiate. Interment will follow in the Highland Park Cemetery. Cliff Howard, Clayton Howard, Matthew Shultz, Justin Mason, Davin Ramage, and Barrett Wilson will serve as pallbearers. Visitation is set from for 12noon until 2:00p.m. Monday March 4, 2019 at the Byrn Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the First Baptist Church, 118 West South St., Mayfield KY, 42066