Jeanette Howell Ward

Jeanette Howell Ward, 69, of Memphis, passed away on March 17, 2012. She was born on May 11, 1942 in Tyronza, Arkansas to the late Zelma Elliott Pinkston and Johnny Pinkston. Her hobbies included spending time with her family, especially when gathered together to see the Tennessee football games, knitting, corcheting and playing games with her grandchildren.

She is survived by two sons, Michael W. (Donna) Howell of Mena, Arkansas, Richard S. Howell of Arlington, Tennessee; one daughter, Deborah (Howard) French of Collierville, Tennessee, one step-daughter, Theresa (Paul) Robinson of Selmer, Tennessee; thirteen grandchildren, Kristopfer, Keary, Kyle, Kelhan, and Chase Howell; Jeremy, Brittany, Shannon and Eric French; Jeremy Robinson, Heather Whitten, Carrie Coulter and Tanya Kaiser; six great grandchildren; one sister, Nadine (Linsey) Hardy of Byhalia, Mississippi and one brother, John Wayne Pinkston, of Memphis, Tennessee. Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her husbands, Jim R. Howell and Carlos Ward and one brother, Waylon Pinkston.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Memphis Funeral Home And Memorial Gardens, 5599 Poplar Avenue with the interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Missouri. The visitation will be Tuesday, March 20th from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Memphis Funeral Home And Memorial Gardens, 5599 Poplar Avenue, (901) 725-0100