Hubert Howard

Canton-Hubert Lee Howard, age 84, died Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

He was a native of Haywood County and was the son of the late Almond Dexter and Flora Palestine Whiteside Howard. Mr. Howard was married to Blanche Mae Mease Howard who died in 2000. He retired from Champion International.

He is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Carolyn and Terrance Stewart of Fletcher, and Barbara and Carroll Stockton of Canton, two sons, Jimmie Howard and his wife Marquita of Canton and Alan Howard of Arizona, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2004 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services. Reverend Wayne Willett will officiate. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of the daughter, Barbara Stockton, 39 Joe Vance Road.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Cemetery, C/O Robert Cathey, 412 Plott Drive, Canton, NC 28716.

For those who desire, an on-line register is available at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.

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