Wallace R. “Wally” Howard, 73, was born July 13, 1939, in Russellville, Alabama, to the late Will and Rebecca (nee King) Howard, and passed away December 18, 2012, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Wally began working at the Standard Gas Station (which is now BP Amoco) at Lee and Algonquin Roads in 1959 and later became the owner of the station and ran it until his retirement in 2006. Wally was the beloved husband of Emily (nee Duncan); loving father of Timothy R. (Jane) Howard and Gina L. Ellinger; cherished grandfather of Samuel R. (Otilia) Howard, Lacey Ellinger, Dane Ellinger and Rayana Cantu; great-grandfather of Devin Ellinger; and dear brother of Cratus Holland, Evelyn Sparks and the late Roosevelt Howard. The funeral service will be Thursday, December 27, 2012, at 1:00 P.M., at Pinkard Funeral Home, Russellville, with burial in Franklin Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 11:00 A.M. until service time. Contributions to Des Plaines Church of Christ, 1794 Illinois Street, Des Plaines, IL 60018 appreciated.
