Jackie Howell
September 5, 1943 — March 25, 2017
Carmi Dateline
Jackie Lynn Howell, 73, of Carmi passed away at 9:15 a.m., Saturday, March 25, 2017 at her home. She was born on September 5, 1943 in Evansville, IN the daughter of John E. and Joyce (Pollard) McDermott. Jackie married Pershing Lee Howell on July 27, 1961. She was a housewife and member of the First Baptist Church in Carmi.
Jackie is survived by her husband of 55 years, Pershing; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe Edgar and Maureen McDermott of Mt. Vernon, IL and John L. and Jeri Matz of Wauchula, FL; and two nephews, Noah and Will Matz. She was preceded in death by her son, Rodney L. Howell in 1987.
Visitation for Jackie Lynn Howell, 73, of Carmi will be at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with a graveside funeral service to immediately follow in Kuykendall Cemetery in Carmi. Memorial contributions may be made in Jackie's memory to the Baptist Children's Home and will be accepted at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi.