Howard was born at home in Taylor County, Iowa, the youngest of seven children. He worked on the family farm, raising hogs and row crops. At age 18, he and his brother, Jason, ran a repair shop in Altheston, IA.
He was drafted at age 29 for the Korean War. He spent his basic training at Fort Riley, KS and went to Aberdene, MD for training in mechanics, then onto Fort Lewis, WA (now known as Joint Lewis McCord). He served for 6 months in Tagoo and 3 months in Seoul, South Korea. He worked as a mechanic on trucks. When he had enough points earned he got out of the Army.
While serving his time in Korea he saw a lot of orphans and widows and he thought when he got back home he would marry a widow. He returned home from the war and worked construction and odd jobs. He went to a dance and that is where he met Burnace and her three children, Kenny, Maxine and Shirley. On March 23, 1953 they were joined as a family.
They lived for three years in Hopkins, MO and Howard worked as a mechanic at the Ford Garage. In 1956 the family moved to Payette, ID. He worked most of his life as a mechanic, both at home and at local shops.
He liked to renovate houses and had some rentals, but never made any money because he would feel sorry for people and not charge them.
His hobbies included woodworking, gardening, yard work and just tinkering in his garage. He worked many extra jobs like mowing, shoveling coal, but his favorite was driving a milk truck - picking up milk at local dairies and delivering it to the plant in Caldwell.
He and grandma sold their Payette place, where they lived for 26 years, and moved to Caldwell in 1983 to be closer to family. He enjoyed helping local farmers and tending to his place. He lived in Caldwell until 2008 and then moved to Council to spend his later years with Robin and Vickie and their family.
One of his favorite things was coffee on Saturday mornings with Robin, Jake and Sam. The stories got tall and the boots were high but he kept them laughing. This was a fun time for him. Although his health was failing, he never missed an opportunity to go for feed in the truck or hang out with Sam and Jake at whatever they were doing.
When I asked him to tell me something about himself, he said "I don't know! I was always out for a good time. Forget your worries." I know this to be true, he was a big jokester. He would always put silly glasses or a wig on to answer the door or just to drive down the road. He wasn't serious, he liked to be funny and he liked to laugh.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Shirley; wife, Burnace; five siblings; his parents; and a great-great-grandchild.
He is survived by his daughter, Maxine (Larry) Laird, of Nampa; son-in-law, Dick Pierce, of Fruitland; son, Kenneth Ray, of Spokane, WA; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He was drafted at age 29 for the Korean War. He spent his basic training at Fort Riley, KS and went to Aberdene, MD for training in mechanics, then onto Fort Lewis, WA (now known as Joint Lewis McCord). He served for 6 months in Tagoo and 3 months in Seoul, South Korea. He worked as a mechanic on trucks. When he had enough points earned he got out of the Army.
While serving his time in Korea he saw a lot of orphans and widows and he thought when he got back home he would marry a widow. He returned home from the war and worked construction and odd jobs. He went to a dance and that is where he met Burnace and her three children, Kenny, Maxine and Shirley. On March 23, 1953 they were joined as a family.
They lived for three years in Hopkins, MO and Howard worked as a mechanic at the Ford Garage. In 1956 the family moved to Payette, ID. He worked most of his life as a mechanic, both at home and at local shops.
He liked to renovate houses and had some rentals, but never made any money because he would feel sorry for people and not charge them.
His hobbies included woodworking, gardening, yard work and just tinkering in his garage. He worked many extra jobs like mowing, shoveling coal, but his favorite was driving a milk truck - picking up milk at local dairies and delivering it to the plant in Caldwell.
He and grandma sold their Payette place, where they lived for 26 years, and moved to Caldwell in 1983 to be closer to family. He enjoyed helping local farmers and tending to his place. He lived in Caldwell until 2008 and then moved to Council to spend his later years with Robin and Vickie and their family.
One of his favorite things was coffee on Saturday mornings with Robin, Jake and Sam. The stories got tall and the boots were high but he kept them laughing. This was a fun time for him. Although his health was failing, he never missed an opportunity to go for feed in the truck or hang out with Sam and Jake at whatever they were doing.
When I asked him to tell me something about himself, he said "I don't know! I was always out for a good time. Forget your worries." I know this to be true, he was a big jokester. He would always put silly glasses or a wig on to answer the door or just to drive down the road. He wasn't serious, he liked to be funny and he liked to laugh.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Shirley; wife, Burnace; five siblings; his parents; and a great-great-grandchild.
He is survived by his daughter, Maxine (Larry) Laird, of Nampa; son-in-law, Dick Pierce, of Fruitland; son, Kenneth Ray, of Spokane, WA; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Howard was born at home in Taylor County, Iowa, the youngest of seven children. He worked on the family farm, raising hogs and row crops. At age 18, he and his brother, Jason, ran a repair shop in Altheston, IA.
He was drafted at age 29 for the Korean War. He spent his basic training at Fort Riley, KS and went to Aberdene, MD for training in mechanics, then onto Fort Lewis, WA (now known as Joint Lewis McCord). He served for 6 months in Tagoo and 3 months in Seoul, South Korea. He worked as a mechanic on trucks. When he had enough points earned he got out of the Army.
While serving his time in Korea he saw a lot of orphans and widows and he thought when he got back home he would marry a widow. He returned home from the war and worked construction and odd jobs. He went to a dance and that is where he met Burnace and her three children, Kenny, Maxine and Shirley. On March 23, 1953 they were joined as a family.
They lived for three years in Hopkins, MO and Howard worked as a mechanic at the Ford Garage. In 1956 the family moved to Payette, ID. He worked most of his life as a mechanic, both at home and at local shops.
He liked to renovate houses and had some rentals, but never made any money because he would feel sorry for people and not charge them.
His hobbies included woodworking, gardening, yard work and just tinkering in his garage. He worked many extra jobs like mowing, shoveling coal, but his favorite was driving a milk truck - picking up milk at local dairies and delivering it to the plant in Caldwell.
He and grandma sold their Payette place, where they lived for 26 years, and moved to Caldwell in 1983 to be closer to family. He enjoyed helping local farmers and tending to his place. He lived in Caldwell until 2008 and then moved to Council to spend his later years with Robin and Vickie and their family.
One of his favorite things was coffee on Saturday mornings with Robin, Jake and Sam. The stories got tall and the boots were high but he kept them laughing. This was a fun time for him. Although his health was failing, he never missed an opportunity to go for feed in the truck or hang out with Sam and Jake at whatever they were doing.
When I asked him to tell me something about himself, he said "I don't know! I was always out for a good time. Forget your worries." I know this to be true, he was a big jokester. He would always put silly glasses or a wig on to answer the door or just to drive down the road. He wasn't serious, he liked to be funny and he liked to laugh.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Shirley; wife, Burnace; five siblings; his parents; and a great-great-grandchild.
He is survived by his daughter, Maxine (Larry) Laird, of Nampa; son-in-law, Dick Pierce, of Fruitland; son, Kenneth Ray, of Spokane, WA; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He was drafted at age 29 for the Korean War. He spent his basic training at Fort Riley, KS and went to Aberdene, MD for training in mechanics, then onto Fort Lewis, WA (now known as Joint Lewis McCord). He served for 6 months in Tagoo and 3 months in Seoul, South Korea. He worked as a mechanic on trucks. When he had enough points earned he got out of the Army.
While serving his time in Korea he saw a lot of orphans and widows and he thought when he got back home he would marry a widow. He returned home from the war and worked construction and odd jobs. He went to a dance and that is where he met Burnace and her three children, Kenny, Maxine and Shirley. On March 23, 1953 they were joined as a family.
They lived for three years in Hopkins, MO and Howard worked as a mechanic at the Ford Garage. In 1956 the family moved to Payette, ID. He worked most of his life as a mechanic, both at home and at local shops.
He liked to renovate houses and had some rentals, but never made any money because he would feel sorry for people and not charge them.
His hobbies included woodworking, gardening, yard work and just tinkering in his garage. He worked many extra jobs like mowing, shoveling coal, but his favorite was driving a milk truck - picking up milk at local dairies and delivering it to the plant in Caldwell.
He and grandma sold their Payette place, where they lived for 26 years, and moved to Caldwell in 1983 to be closer to family. He enjoyed helping local farmers and tending to his place. He lived in Caldwell until 2008 and then moved to Council to spend his later years with Robin and Vickie and their family.
One of his favorite things was coffee on Saturday mornings with Robin, Jake and Sam. The stories got tall and the boots were high but he kept them laughing. This was a fun time for him. Although his health was failing, he never missed an opportunity to go for feed in the truck or hang out with Sam and Jake at whatever they were doing.
When I asked him to tell me something about himself, he said "I don't know! I was always out for a good time. Forget your worries." I know this to be true, he was a big jokester. He would always put silly glasses or a wig on to answer the door or just to drive down the road. He wasn't serious, he liked to be funny and he liked to laugh.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Shirley; wife, Burnace; five siblings; his parents; and a great-great-grandchild.
He is survived by his daughter, Maxine (Larry) Laird, of Nampa; son-in-law, Dick Pierce, of Fruitland; son, Kenneth Ray, of Spokane, WA; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
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