William Howell

A memorial service for William (Bill) Howell, 71 of Tyler, is scheduled for 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at Stewart Family Funeral Home Chapel, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy. in south Tyler with Dr. William Cook and Dr. Michael Masser officiating. A private burial will precede the memorial service at Cathedral In The Pines Cemetery under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Bill went to be with his Lord Saturday, July 8, 2006, at Hospice of East Texas after a long and courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was born January 1, 1935 in DeLeon, Texas to J. P. and Delia Howell. Bill graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. He worked for the Department of Energy in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, for 21 years, and was chosen as Oklahoma's "Engineer of the Year" in 1972. He was with Hamilton Brothers Oil Company and Keplinger & Associates Consulting Firm in Denver, Colorado, before moving to Tyler in 1987. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Credo Petroleum of Denver for a number of years, and also owned the Bill Howell Farmers Insurance Agency in Tyler before he retired for health reasons. Bill served his country in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant. He was a member and a deacon at First Baptist Church in Tyler. Bill was an outdoorsman who enjoyed golfing, hunting, and most of all, fishing. He loved to be on the lake with his family and friends. Mr. Howell was preceded in death by his parents, J. P. and Delia Howell and brother, James Howell. Bill is survived by his loving family including his wife of 51 years, Peggy of Tyler; three sons and daughters-in-law, David and Kim Howell of Oklahoma City, OK, Steven and Susie Howell of Tyler, and Brad and Sonya Howell of Austin, TX; seven grandchildren, Mindy, Russell, Lauren, Jeanne, Brian, Kaylee, and Madison; and a brother, Robert Howell of DeLeon, TX. The family will receive friends at Stewart Family Funeral Home following the memorial service. Stewart Family Funeral Home is located at 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy., Tyler, Texas 75703. Memorials in honor of William Howell may be made to the ALS Division of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718 - 3299 or Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75703.

William Howell

January 1, 1935 - July 8, 2006