Dewitt Howard

Dewitt Howard, 92, died May 9, 2019.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday, May 16, from noon to 1 p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., followed by graveside services with military honors and Masonic rites in Dresden Cemetery.

Mr. Howard was born Jan. 16, 1927, in Richland.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John O. “Bill” Howard and Cleo Cates Howard; brother Bill Howard; and wives Delma Carroll Howard and Ernestine Brown Howard.

Survivors include daughter June Turpin and husband Archie; stepson Gary Carroll and wife Linda; grandson Rodney Turpin and wife Denise; granddaughter Karen Ryder and husband Archie; step grandson Lloyd Carroll; and four great-grandchildren, Kendra Ryder, Breanna Turpin, Camden Ryder and Dalton Turpin.

Online guestbook is available at griffin-roughton.com.