Thomas J. Howard FLORENCE – Thomas Jackson Howard, 62, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, in Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Waters-Powell Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the residence. Mr. Howard was the son of the late Beatrice Sexton Howard and Carl Wylie Howard of York, S.C. He graduated from The Citadel in 1965 and was a member of G Company. During his working career, Mr. Howard was associated with Young Pecan Company for 24 years. He retired as Executive Vice-President of Young Pecan Sales Corporation in 1991. Later, he pursued an insurance career and was associated with Kenneth Charles Agency of Florence. He was also owner of the Pecan Place of S.C. and Hob Nob Gourmet of Florence. Mr. Howard served as secretary of the National Pecan Sheller’s Association, and was a past president of the South Carolina Food Industry Association. He was a member and past president of the Florence Rotary Club, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was associated with the Boy Scouts of America in Florence early in his career. He served as chairman of the Manna House Board of Directors for several terms. He was also a member of the founding committee, which brought Hospice of the Pee Dee to Florence, also serving as a member of the first Board of Directors. Mr. Howard was a very active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Florence. He was past president of the Men of the Church, past chairman of the Board of Deacons, and Clerk of the Session for several terms. He also taught seventh and eighth grade youth in Sunday School for over 30 years. His relationship with his students through the years was one of the highlights of his life. He was a member of the Tuesday and Thursday Men’s Bible Study Breakfast Group. Mr. Howard was an avid fisherman and hunter, and was a member of the Wahee Hunt Club. He loved the solitude of the great outdoors. Tommy never met a stranger. He considered his greatest wealth to be his family and many friends of all ages. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marian Young Howard of the home, and their three daughters, Virginia Neale Howard of Brevard, N.C., Laura Hunter Howard of New York City, N.C., and Marian Elizabeth Howard Chapman and her husband, Thad William Chapman, of Florence. He is also survived by two brothers, Robert Sexton Howard and his wife, Ann, and James David Howard, both of York, S.C. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the First Presbyterian Church Youth Division, 700 Park Avenue, Florence, SC 29501; or to McLeod Hospice, 555 E. Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29506. «Obituary posted: April 7, 2005» Interested in sending flowers to this funeral? Visit our sponsor: www.lexingtonflowercompany.com
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