Kathryn Lee Howard of Dexter, Mo went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2018.   

She was 90 years of age.  Kathryn was born on January 6, 1928 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, however she spent most of her life in the Bootheel of Missouri.  She was a homemaker, a florist, a musician, a gardener, and a Christian who served the Lord for 55 years as the organist at the First Baptist Church in Clarkton.  She played the organ for at least 3 services per week and the majority of weddings, funerals, revivals, and Vacation Bible School in the town and surrounding area during those 55 years, all in service to her friends and in praise of the Lord.   

She was the daughter of the late Sarah Emma and William Weston Sherwood.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, James C. Howard who passed away in 1993, and her only sister, Patricia Ann Fletcher of Gideon, who passed away in January of this year.  Kathryn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dexter. 

She is survived by 3 children- James Martin Howard and wife Phyllis of Dexter, Elizabeth Ann Peck and husband Bill, of Asheville, NC and William Claude Howard, of Dexter.  In addition, she has 3 grandchildren, Wes Howard and wife Bonnie of Dexter, David Howard and wife Jennifer of Dexter, and Katie Mayberry and husband Matt also of Dexter.  She was blessed with 7 Great Grandchildren, all living in Dexter.

Her Celebration of Life will begin with family receiving friends at the Landess Funeral Home in Malden Monday April 30 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.  Visitation will also be held Tuesday, May 1 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. with service immediately following at 3:00 p.m. at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel.   Interment will be at Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton. 

Kathryn’s kind heartedness, grace, and passion for life will be greatly missed.  Although a sad time for those who loved her, she is in heaven with her Heavenly Father.