Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Howell

Coalmont – Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Howell, 98, passed away Monday May 16, 2016 at the home of her sister on Suck Creek Mountain. She was born in Coalmont, Tennessee on October 16, 1917 to George and Margaret Dyer Tate who preceded her in death along with her husband, Harvey L. Howell; daughter, Rosy Nell McCarver; brothers, Clifford and Lynn Clyde Tate; sisters, Mae Jocylean Collins and Carolyn Marie Tate. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Coalmont and a 50 plus year member of the Order of the Eastern Star #266 Tracy City Chapter. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Jean (Carl) James, Dunlap, Tennessee; sisters, Mildred Brown, Tracy City, Georgia Dishroon, Cookeville, Dortha Sanders, Chattanooga, Claudine Shirley, Chattanooga and Jeanetta Finch, Gruetli-Laager; grandchildren, Willma “Jenny” Masterson, Calvin “Bud” Tate, Kristena Krengel, Timothy McCarver and Sherry Bailey; 9 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; a host of loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Minister Rick Hawkins officiating with burial to follow in the Bonnie Oaks Cemetery. Visitation: 4:00 – 8:00 PM Tuesday at Layne Funeral Home, Palmer, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com