OKLAHOMA CITY
Howell, Mark, died April 22. Services pending (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Saturday, April 23, 2016, Page 8A.
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Mark Wayne Howell was born February 15, 1961 in Harber City, CA to John Wayne Howell and Joan (Nolan). After graduating from high school, Mark enlisted in the US Air Force on Feb. 1983 in Boise, Idaho. He was stationed at Tinker AFB and was assigned to the AWACS unit. He received the Air Force Unit Award and Air Force Training Ribbon. Mark received an honorable discharge on Sept. 19, 1985. Mark worked as a computer programmer until his health declined. He passed away on April 22, 2016 at his residence in Oklahoma City at the age of 55. Mark is survived locally by his friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM at OK Cremation and Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Mark will be laid to rest at Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK.
We are honored to be providing services for Airman First Class Mark Wayne Howell. Mr. Howell passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, Mr. Howell is an unclaimed veteran and our funeral home will be having a service with military honors on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 in our chapel located at 2415 N. Walnut Ave. in Oklahoma City. We would like to invite anyone to join us in honoring this veteran for his service to his country. After the service, a procession will take place to Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK. (OK Cremation & Funeral Home LLC)
ELGIN, OK (KSWO) -Hundreds of people from around the country gathered to honor the life of a man they never met.
Air Force veteran Mark Howell died on April 22 in Oklahoma City. OK Cremation Funeral Home found out Howell was a veteran and began searching for his family. When they realized he had no local family, they started organizing a proper military sendoff for him.
They started with a ceremony in Oklahoma City where so many civilians and military members came out they couldn't even all fit in the building. They followed that up with a convoy of motorcycles more than a mile long to Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin to lay Howell to rest.
Hundreds of veterans from all branches of the military came out to pay their respects. Taps was played before a full military funeral was held for Airman First Class Mark Howell.
Army veteran Joseph Will says the show of support has been encouraging.
"It's amazing, the support for the soldiers. A lot of them aren't even military, but you'll see support from like Canada and California, like I wish I could be there but I can't. So if you're local and can do something, you had to step up and support," Will said.
Much of that support came from the Patriot Guard Riders who served as pallbearers for Howell and came out in full force on their motorcycles for the ceremonies.
"This is something that should happen every single time. We should not hesitate to come out and show our military, our current military, our veterans that we're proud of them. We're proud of the service that they provide for our country," said Billy Hope, a member of the Patriot Guard.
Brent Jones owns OK Cremation Funeral Home in Oklahoma City and was partially responsible for the turnout. His Facebook post let the public know about Howell's lonely death, and shared his hope that his service to the country would not go unrecognized. (KSWO)
Howell, Mark, died April 22. Services pending (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Saturday, April 23, 2016, Page 8A.
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Mark Wayne Howell was born February 15, 1961 in Harber City, CA to John Wayne Howell and Joan (Nolan). After graduating from high school, Mark enlisted in the US Air Force on Feb. 1983 in Boise, Idaho. He was stationed at Tinker AFB and was assigned to the AWACS unit. He received the Air Force Unit Award and Air Force Training Ribbon. Mark received an honorable discharge on Sept. 19, 1985. Mark worked as a computer programmer until his health declined. He passed away on April 22, 2016 at his residence in Oklahoma City at the age of 55. Mark is survived locally by his friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM at OK Cremation and Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Mark will be laid to rest at Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK.
We are honored to be providing services for Airman First Class Mark Wayne Howell. Mr. Howell passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, Mr. Howell is an unclaimed veteran and our funeral home will be having a service with military honors on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 in our chapel located at 2415 N. Walnut Ave. in Oklahoma City. We would like to invite anyone to join us in honoring this veteran for his service to his country. After the service, a procession will take place to Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK. (OK Cremation & Funeral Home LLC)
ELGIN, OK (KSWO) -Hundreds of people from around the country gathered to honor the life of a man they never met.
Air Force veteran Mark Howell died on April 22 in Oklahoma City. OK Cremation Funeral Home found out Howell was a veteran and began searching for his family. When they realized he had no local family, they started organizing a proper military sendoff for him.
They started with a ceremony in Oklahoma City where so many civilians and military members came out they couldn't even all fit in the building. They followed that up with a convoy of motorcycles more than a mile long to Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin to lay Howell to rest.
Hundreds of veterans from all branches of the military came out to pay their respects. Taps was played before a full military funeral was held for Airman First Class Mark Howell.
Army veteran Joseph Will says the show of support has been encouraging.
"It's amazing, the support for the soldiers. A lot of them aren't even military, but you'll see support from like Canada and California, like I wish I could be there but I can't. So if you're local and can do something, you had to step up and support," Will said.
Much of that support came from the Patriot Guard Riders who served as pallbearers for Howell and came out in full force on their motorcycles for the ceremonies.
"This is something that should happen every single time. We should not hesitate to come out and show our military, our current military, our veterans that we're proud of them. We're proud of the service that they provide for our country," said Billy Hope, a member of the Patriot Guard.
Brent Jones owns OK Cremation Funeral Home in Oklahoma City and was partially responsible for the turnout. His Facebook post let the public know about Howell's lonely death, and shared his hope that his service to the country would not go unrecognized. (KSWO)
OKLAHOMA CITY
Howell, Mark, died April 22. Services pending (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Saturday, April 23, 2016, Page 8A.
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Mark Wayne Howell was born February 15, 1961 in Harber City, CA to John Wayne Howell and Joan (Nolan). After graduating from high school, Mark enlisted in the US Air Force on Feb. 1983 in Boise, Idaho. He was stationed at Tinker AFB and was assigned to the AWACS unit. He received the Air Force Unit Award and Air Force Training Ribbon. Mark received an honorable discharge on Sept. 19, 1985. Mark worked as a computer programmer until his health declined. He passed away on April 22, 2016 at his residence in Oklahoma City at the age of 55. Mark is survived locally by his friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM at OK Cremation and Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Mark will be laid to rest at Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK.
We are honored to be providing services for Airman First Class Mark Wayne Howell. Mr. Howell passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, Mr. Howell is an unclaimed veteran and our funeral home will be having a service with military honors on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 in our chapel located at 2415 N. Walnut Ave. in Oklahoma City. We would like to invite anyone to join us in honoring this veteran for his service to his country. After the service, a procession will take place to Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK. (OK Cremation & Funeral Home LLC)
ELGIN, OK (KSWO) -Hundreds of people from around the country gathered to honor the life of a man they never met.
Air Force veteran Mark Howell died on April 22 in Oklahoma City. OK Cremation Funeral Home found out Howell was a veteran and began searching for his family. When they realized he had no local family, they started organizing a proper military sendoff for him.
They started with a ceremony in Oklahoma City where so many civilians and military members came out they couldn't even all fit in the building. They followed that up with a convoy of motorcycles more than a mile long to Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin to lay Howell to rest.
Hundreds of veterans from all branches of the military came out to pay their respects. Taps was played before a full military funeral was held for Airman First Class Mark Howell.
Army veteran Joseph Will says the show of support has been encouraging.
"It's amazing, the support for the soldiers. A lot of them aren't even military, but you'll see support from like Canada and California, like I wish I could be there but I can't. So if you're local and can do something, you had to step up and support," Will said.
Much of that support came from the Patriot Guard Riders who served as pallbearers for Howell and came out in full force on their motorcycles for the ceremonies.
"This is something that should happen every single time. We should not hesitate to come out and show our military, our current military, our veterans that we're proud of them. We're proud of the service that they provide for our country," said Billy Hope, a member of the Patriot Guard.
Brent Jones owns OK Cremation Funeral Home in Oklahoma City and was partially responsible for the turnout. His Facebook post let the public know about Howell's lonely death, and shared his hope that his service to the country would not go unrecognized. (KSWO)
Howell, Mark, died April 22. Services pending (OK Cremation, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Saturday, April 23, 2016, Page 8A.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark Wayne Howell was born February 15, 1961 in Harber City, CA to John Wayne Howell and Joan (Nolan). After graduating from high school, Mark enlisted in the US Air Force on Feb. 1983 in Boise, Idaho. He was stationed at Tinker AFB and was assigned to the AWACS unit. He received the Air Force Unit Award and Air Force Training Ribbon. Mark received an honorable discharge on Sept. 19, 1985. Mark worked as a computer programmer until his health declined. He passed away on April 22, 2016 at his residence in Oklahoma City at the age of 55. Mark is survived locally by his friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM at OK Cremation and Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Mark will be laid to rest at Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK.
We are honored to be providing services for Airman First Class Mark Wayne Howell. Mr. Howell passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 in Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, Mr. Howell is an unclaimed veteran and our funeral home will be having a service with military honors on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:30 in our chapel located at 2415 N. Walnut Ave. in Oklahoma City. We would like to invite anyone to join us in honoring this veteran for his service to his country. After the service, a procession will take place to Ft. Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, OK. (OK Cremation & Funeral Home LLC)
ELGIN, OK (KSWO) -Hundreds of people from around the country gathered to honor the life of a man they never met.
Air Force veteran Mark Howell died on April 22 in Oklahoma City. OK Cremation Funeral Home found out Howell was a veteran and began searching for his family. When they realized he had no local family, they started organizing a proper military sendoff for him.
They started with a ceremony in Oklahoma City where so many civilians and military members came out they couldn't even all fit in the building. They followed that up with a convoy of motorcycles more than a mile long to Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin to lay Howell to rest.
Hundreds of veterans from all branches of the military came out to pay their respects. Taps was played before a full military funeral was held for Airman First Class Mark Howell.
Army veteran Joseph Will says the show of support has been encouraging.
"It's amazing, the support for the soldiers. A lot of them aren't even military, but you'll see support from like Canada and California, like I wish I could be there but I can't. So if you're local and can do something, you had to step up and support," Will said.
Much of that support came from the Patriot Guard Riders who served as pallbearers for Howell and came out in full force on their motorcycles for the ceremonies.
"This is something that should happen every single time. We should not hesitate to come out and show our military, our current military, our veterans that we're proud of them. We're proud of the service that they provide for our country," said Billy Hope, a member of the Patriot Guard.
Brent Jones owns OK Cremation Funeral Home in Oklahoma City and was partially responsible for the turnout. His Facebook post let the public know about Howell's lonely death, and shared his hope that his service to the country would not go unrecognized. (KSWO)
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