Ben Howard

Ben Howard, 82, of Greenville and formerly of Florence, Alabama departed this life to be with the Lord on June 13, 2010. He was born April 25, 1928 to Good Lo and Lottie (Shepherd) Howard in Rock Castle, Kentucky. Ben owned and operated his own construction company building new homes in the Richmond, IN and Ohio areas. He also farmed most of his life in Indiana and Ohio until he retired in 1978. He was a member of The Fathers' House Church in Florence, Alabama. Ben is survived by his wife of 61 years, Alpha (Mullins) Howard whom he married October 2, 1948; sons, Donnie (the late Debbie Abernathy) Howard and Darrell (Shirley) Howard all of Greenville and Wayne Howard of Florence, AL; grandchildren, Briana Howard of Florence, AL, Kelly (Darren) Scudder of Kernersville, NC, Tracy Goehrich of Greenville, Ben and Chris Howard of Florence, AL: great grandchildren, Mason Bass, Leila and Isabel Shaw, Brooke and Zachary Scudder, Dylan and Lauryn Goehrich; brothers, Lester (Tinna) Howard and Ray Howard both of Corbin, KY; sisters, Brenda (Keith) Chadwell of Corbin, KY and Shelia (Raleigh) Williams of Pinnville, KY and Sue Reams of Kentucky; and his best friend, Gracie the Yorkie. Services will be held Wednesday, June 16 at 12 p.m. at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastor Jerry Balentine officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 10 a.m. till 12 p.m. The family requests that memorial contributions be given to The Fathers' House Church, 317 E. Rasch Rd., Florence, AL 35633.