Howard B. Rhame Jr.

SCPO Howard (Sonny) Rhame Jr. born on September 5, 1934 went to be with the lord on June 13, 2015 at the age of 80. He is preceded in death by his parents, Howard Sr. and Bessie Rhame, brothers, Cecil Rhame and G.K. Rhame and sister Helen Rhame. Survived by his wife, Josephine B. Rhame; children, Daryl (Cindy) Rhame and Bambi (Ray) Rush; step-children, Michael Butkovich and Kimberly (Steve) Caldwell; sisters, Minnevie (Ron) Hall, Dolores Trosclair, Diana (Harold) Gross, and Faye Ivansky; half-sister, Lela Baker, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews, and nieces.

He served in the U.S. Navy for 29 years and 9 months. During that time he sailed around the world, going around the equator twice. He completed a tour in Korea and completed two tours in Vietnam. He was aboard the vessels USS Intrepid (aircraft carrier), USS Destroyer, and several others. He was a member of Manor Baptist Church and also worked there for 15 years as a superintendent.

Visitation will be from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Sunset Funeral Home on Thursday, June 18. A funeral service will take place on Friday, June 19 at 10:00am at Sunset Funeral Home with burial to follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.