Howell
Funeral services for Bonnie Ruth Howell, 70, of Smithville were held July 8 at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home.
Bro. Bobby Thomason officiated with burial following in DeKalb Cemetery.
She passed away July 5 at Upper Cumberland Hospice House in Cookeville.
She was affiliated with Covenant Baptist Church, and a retired cook at DeKalb Community Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Hill Howell; parents, Robert and Louise Tarr Baker; grandchild, Hannah Ashford; brother, H.B. Baker; sister, Georgia Barber.
She is survived by five daughters, Louise Howell of Smithville; Annette Cox of South Carolina; Kelly Barnes of Smithville, Tracie (Wayne) Tramel of Dowelltown, and Robin Keaton of Smithville; one son, Joey Howell of Smithville; 13 grandchildren, Renee Steff, Brandon Cox, Charles Cox, Samantha Bowman, Crystal Connors, all of Smithville, Kayla Connors of Dowelltown, Stephen Howell, Braxton Howell, Dalton Howell, Landon Jones all of Smithville, Emily Keaton of Woodbury, Lucas Hale of Liberty, and Madison Bass of Smithville; several great grandchildren; eight brothers and sisters, Betty Scurlock of Carthage, Dorthy Leach of McMinnville, Mary Murphy and Shirley Gibbs of Dowelltown, Sue Mitchell of Cookeville, Billy Baker of Smithville, Glenn Baker of Liberty, and Jimmy Baker of Smithville.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville was in charge of the arrangements
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 15, 2015