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Johny Mike Howard Jr.

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Johny Mike Howard Jr., age 64, of Springdale, went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2015 in Fayetteville. He was born March 5, 1951 in Madison County, Arkansas, the son of Johny Mike Howard, Sr. and Vinnie Lois Filbeck Howard. He was of the Church of Christ faith and a retired truck driver from Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved watching the Razorbacks play both football and basketball. He loved his family with all of his heart and enjoyed many special times with them. He is preceded by his parents and one brother, Melvin Howard. Johny is survived by his wife, Dorothy Baker Howard, of the home; one daughter, Jillian O'Bannon and her husband, Darren, of Springdale; three brothers: Merle Howard and his wife, Ina, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; James Howard and his wife, Vickie, of Greenbriar, Arkansas; and Jerry Howard of Mayflower, Arkansas; a sister-in-law, Marleen Howard, of Springdale; a granddaughter, Oliva O'Bannon; special long time friends, Terry and Virginia Farmer; and his extended Arkhola family. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 6, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Bluff Cemetery with Chaplain Joe Hall officiating under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family at First Security Bank in Springdale. Online condolences may be sent to www.memfuneral.com.

Published October 6, 2015

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