Jack W. Howard
1920~2014
Jack Williams Howard, 94, passed away February 14, 2014 in the arms of his loving wife of 72 years, Eula, at the Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah.
He was born January 25, 1920 in Nephi, Utah to Mat Thorpe and Mabel Warner Howard. He married Eula Genniel Keele March 11, 1942 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple.
He attended school in Nephi graduating from Juab High School with the class of 1938. He attended the BYU Academy in Provo and Snow College in Ephraim. He was drafted into the Army during WWII and was stationed in Hawaii shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He served for three years, and then returned to Nephi to work with his father in the fruit orchard business. He worked at Thermoid Rubber Plant in Nephi for 35 years. He raised and sold Black Angus cattle with his brother Maurice. He was a member of the LDS church.
Survived by his wife, Eula; three children, Susan (Harold) Sharp of Quincy Illinois; Cliff (Genann) Howard of Magna, Utah; Carl (Sheila) Howard of Nephi, Utah; 7 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Maurice; sister, Faye Morgan; one great-granddaughter, Amy.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2014 in the Nephi North Stake Center, 1125 N 400 E. Family and friends may call Thursday evening from 6-8 pm at the Anderson Funeral Home, 94 W 300 N and at the church one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in the Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery.
