Funeral services for Charles Melvin Howard, age 88, of Groveton, formerly of Houston, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 to be with our Lord. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 2, in the Pennington Baptist Church at Pennington, with Brother Lewis Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Pennington Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Groveton Funeral Home on Sunday, November 1. He will be escorted to his final resting place by his pallbearers: Buddy Blackstock, Coty Blackstock, Brady Blackstock, Ethen Richardson, Tyler Engeling, Cody Morrison and Landen Howard.

Charles was born on November 24, 1926 to James and Beatrice Howard in Rock Island, Oklahoma. Charles served in the United States Navy as signalman 3rd class during WWII. He loved sports and especially enjoyed running. He coached youth sports for many years and attended Uvalde Baptist Church. He grew up in Bentley, Oklahoma in Atka County. He lived in numerous states such as Oregon, California, Oklahoma and Texas. He retired from General Foods where he served as the general manager.

Survivors include his loving wife, Christine Howard; daughter and son-in-law, Linda Blackstock and Blackie; daughter, Wanda Howard; son and daughter-in-law, Darrell Howard and Kim; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Howard and Misty; grandchildren: Buddy Blackstock and wife, Belinda, Lisa Oquinn and husband, Wayne, Michael Maynard, Kristin Howard, Ethen Richardson, Landen Howard, Rachael Gerson, Sarah Morrison, Austin Huff, Tyler Huff and Victoria Huff; great-grandchildren: Coty Blackstock and wife, Jenny, Brittany Blackstock, Melanie Bartch, Kasi Bartch, Tyler Engeling, Avery Shielle, Julie Morrison, Luke Morrison, Caleb Morrison, Makayla Blackstock and Brady Blackstock; great-great grandchild: Blake Engeling. Charles is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Paul Howard and Von and his sister, Ruby Winborn, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Charles is preceded in death by his parents, James and Beatrice Howard, his siblings: Manzi Howard Stewart, Betty Ruth Howard Jordan, Roddy Melvin Howard and a daughter, Betty Howard Gerson.

Services arranged by Groveton Funeral Home, Directors. Please share your memories with the family and sign the online guestbook at www.grovetonfuneralhome.com