Howard, 20, died in an early morning house fire. He'd moved into his first apartment, which was on the third floor of a Victorian house on 220 South 12th St. in St. Joseph. His sister, Wanda Jo "Cookie" Callaway, 19, moved in with him. They both perished in the fire.
Howard had been born in Hiawatha, Kansas, however, he spent most of his life in St. Joseph. He worked at Bug Surgeon Automotive Repair and had attended Lafayette High School in St. Joseph.
Services were held for Howard and Wanda at Stamey-Lindsey Funeral Home at 2335 Saint Joseph Ave.
Survivors include: Howard's mother, Deanna Proctor, St. Joseph, MO; four sisters, Linda L. Crippen, Karen Ellison, and Charmin Ellison, all of St. Joseph, and Rhonda Moore, Savannah, MO; a half-sister, Brenda Davis, Savannah; a half-brother, Gregory McDowell, St. Joseph; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Proctor, Savannah; his paternal grandmother, Ruth Alexander, Elmo, MO; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Howard and Wanda were cremated and interred at the Amazonia Cemetery in Amazonia, Missouri.
Howard had been born in Hiawatha, Kansas, however, he spent most of his life in St. Joseph. He worked at Bug Surgeon Automotive Repair and had attended Lafayette High School in St. Joseph.
Services were held for Howard and Wanda at Stamey-Lindsey Funeral Home at 2335 Saint Joseph Ave.
Survivors include: Howard's mother, Deanna Proctor, St. Joseph, MO; four sisters, Linda L. Crippen, Karen Ellison, and Charmin Ellison, all of St. Joseph, and Rhonda Moore, Savannah, MO; a half-sister, Brenda Davis, Savannah; a half-brother, Gregory McDowell, St. Joseph; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Proctor, Savannah; his paternal grandmother, Ruth Alexander, Elmo, MO; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Howard and Wanda were cremated and interred at the Amazonia Cemetery in Amazonia, Missouri.
Howard, 20, died in an early morning house fire. He'd moved into his first apartment, which was on the third floor of a Victorian house on 220 South 12th St. in St. Joseph. His sister, Wanda Jo "Cookie" Callaway, 19, moved in with him. They both perished in the fire.
Howard had been born in Hiawatha, Kansas, however, he spent most of his life in St. Joseph. He worked at Bug Surgeon Automotive Repair and had attended Lafayette High School in St. Joseph.
Services were held for Howard and Wanda at Stamey-Lindsey Funeral Home at 2335 Saint Joseph Ave.
Survivors include: Howard's mother, Deanna Proctor, St. Joseph, MO; four sisters, Linda L. Crippen, Karen Ellison, and Charmin Ellison, all of St. Joseph, and Rhonda Moore, Savannah, MO; a half-sister, Brenda Davis, Savannah; a half-brother, Gregory McDowell, St. Joseph; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Proctor, Savannah; his paternal grandmother, Ruth Alexander, Elmo, MO; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Howard and Wanda were cremated and interred at the Amazonia Cemetery in Amazonia, Missouri.
Howard had been born in Hiawatha, Kansas, however, he spent most of his life in St. Joseph. He worked at Bug Surgeon Automotive Repair and had attended Lafayette High School in St. Joseph.
Services were held for Howard and Wanda at Stamey-Lindsey Funeral Home at 2335 Saint Joseph Ave.
Survivors include: Howard's mother, Deanna Proctor, St. Joseph, MO; four sisters, Linda L. Crippen, Karen Ellison, and Charmin Ellison, all of St. Joseph, and Rhonda Moore, Savannah, MO; a half-sister, Brenda Davis, Savannah; a half-brother, Gregory McDowell, St. Joseph; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Proctor, Savannah; his paternal grandmother, Ruth Alexander, Elmo, MO; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Howard and Wanda were cremated and interred at the Amazonia Cemetery in Amazonia, Missouri.
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