Alice was born in Henderson County, North Carolina, to the late Peter Jones Howard and Ollie Mae Bridgeman Howard.
Alice was predeceased by her brothers; John H. Howard, James Grady Howard and Floyd B. Howard and her sisters; Ola Mae Howard Forrest and Josephine Howard Forrest.
Alice is survived by her daughters; Brenda (Joseph) Carter, of Charleston, S.C., Linda (Doug) Rainey of Greenville, S.C. and Janet (Andrew) Coleman of Knoxville, TN. Also surviving Alice are 3 grandchildren; Kelly Troyer of Charleston, S.C., Brian D. (Lori) Rainey of Greer S.C., Scott D. (Gina) Payne of Knoxville, TN. and 8 great grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter.
In her younger years, Alice worked for numerous entities. Her passion, however, was serving others and she worked as a caregiver for the latter part of her working life. All who knew her loved her and her wonderful personality and wit.
Due to COVID restrictions, there will not be a visitation and the graveside service will be private.
Alice's family would like to extend their gratitude to their friends and family for their prayers, love, and support. A special thanks to the staff and employees at Greenville Post Acute Care and the physicians nurses and staff at St. Francis Hospital and Regency SouthernCare Hospice-Greenville for their excellent care.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Alice's memory may be made to Regency Southern Care Hospice, 880 S. Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville, South Carolina 29607 US, www.regencysoutherncarehospice.com.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.woodlawn-fh.com for the Kelly family.
