Obituary for DiAnna Kay Howells (Whitlow)
DiAnna Kay Howells, 58, of Alma, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. She was homemaker, a former special education teacher for Alma Public Schools, a member of the Alma First Baptist Church, a 20 year co-director for Christmas is for Caring and a 1979 graduate of Alma High School. She was born February 1, 1961 in Fort Smith, AR.
Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 5, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Alma with interment in Dyer Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.
Survivors include her husband, Curtis Howells of the home; two daughters, Rachel Hardke and husband Jarrod of Carlise, AR and Morgan Howells of Little Rock, AR; one son, Elijah Howells of Alma; Parents, Elton and Kay Whitlow of Alma; brothers, Butch Whitlow and wife Cindy and Rick Whitlow and wife Cindy all of Alma; Mother-in-law, Johnnie Howells of Menlo Park, CA; two grandchildren, Benjamin and Madison Hardke of Carlise, AR and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Elijah Howells, Butch Whitlow, Rick Whitlow, Jarrod Hardke, Epi Resendez, Dan DeMato and Scott Michaelis.
The family will visit with friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening, April 4, 2019 at the funeral home, 917 Hwy. 64 East, Alma, AR.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the DiAnna Howells Scholarship for Alma High School Special Needs students C/O Alma Education and Arts Foundation, P.O. Box 2359, Alma, AR 72921.
Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 5, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Alma with interment in Dyer Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.
Survivors include her husband, Curtis Howells of the home; two daughters, Rachel Hardke and husband Jarrod of Carlise, AR and Morgan Howells of Little Rock, AR; one son, Elijah Howells of Alma; Parents, Elton and Kay Whitlow of Alma; brothers, Butch Whitlow and wife Cindy and Rick Whitlow and wife Cindy all of Alma; Mother-in-law, Johnnie Howells of Menlo Park, CA; two grandchildren, Benjamin and Madison Hardke of Carlise, AR and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Elijah Howells, Butch Whitlow, Rick Whitlow, Jarrod Hardke, Epi Resendez, Dan DeMato and Scott Michaelis.
The family will visit with friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening, April 4, 2019 at the funeral home, 917 Hwy. 64 East, Alma, AR.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the DiAnna Howells Scholarship for Alma High School Special Needs students C/O Alma Education and Arts Foundation, P.O. Box 2359, Alma, AR 72921.