- Date Of Birth: April 4, 1931
- Date Of Death: July 24, 2021
- State: North Carolina
Benton Rayford Howard, 90, of Locust, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his home.
Mr.Howard was born April 4, 1931 in North Carolina to the late Martin Lee Howard and the late Ara Ellen Howard. He was also preceded in death by wife, Lou Eva Turner Howard; brothers, Grover, Lindsay, and J.B.; and sister, Zola Medlin.
Benton was a proud Korean war Veteran.
Survivors include daughter, Teresa (Shorty) Hatley of Locust; sons, Benny (Tammy) Howard of Oakboro and Jeff (Connie) Howard of Norwood; sister, Rachel Collins of Concord; brother in law, Bill (Sylvia) Turner of Oakboro; grandson, Jimmy (Sherrie) Hatley; granddaughter, Amy (Scott) Honeycutt; grandson, Dustin (Lisa) Howard; granddaughter Candace (Wayne) Sutton; grandson, Robert Howard; granddaughter, Janna (Jamin) Brown; grandson, Derek (Hallie) Lambert; 17 great grandchildren; and a special thank you to his caregiver, Julie Kiker.
