James William “Bill” Howard, Jr. 74, of Muscle Shoals, died on Thursday, September 26, 2019. The visitation will be Sunday, September 29, 2019, from 11:30 – 1:00, at Morrison Funeral Home. There will be a graveside funeral service on Sunday, at 1:30, at Oakwood Cemetery, in Tuscumbia.
Mr. Howard was a 22 year veteran of the U.S. Army, and served in the Vietnam War. He was a graduate of Auburn University and worked as a City Planner of Muscle Shoals. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, James William Howard, Sr., mother, Evelyn Monetta McWilliams Howard; and son-in-law, Frank Kelley.
Mr. Howard is survived by his wife of 29 years, Shelia Howard, of Muscle Shoals; son, Matthew, of Muscle Shoals, and Wesley (Amy), of Nashville, TN; daughters, Tonya Robb, of Florence, and Lania Kelley, of Tuscumbia, grandchildren Brigham, Blakely, and Beckham Howard, Jami (Adam) Bates, Tyler Robb, and Brittany (Chris) Lindley; and great-grandchildren Ally Bates and Aubree Lindley.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Robb, Adam Bates, Chris Lindley, Jeff Barnes, Robert Evans, and Howard Cabaniss.
