Charles Elvin Howell

Charles Howell, son of the late Pleat Elvin Howell and Mildred Jeanette Leggett Howell was born on April 12, 1943 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his residence in Delta, Missouri at the age of 77 years.

Mr. Howell worked in construction all of his life and was a resident of Delta, Missouri.

On December 18, 1965 he was united in marriage to Joyce Fay Menz in Kankakee, Illinois. Mrs. Howell survives of the home in Delta.

Besides his wife, other survivors include three sons, Gary Jensen and Ricky Jensen both of Kankakee County; and Mitchell Hester of Delta; by one daughter, Patricia (Dusty) Cook of Kankakee, Illinois; five brothers, Bobby (Barb)Howell and Roy (Jackie) Howell all of Bradley, Illinois, Johnny (Kathy) Howell and Steve (Bonnie) Howell all of Hoopston, Illinois, Frank (Rhonda) Howell of Bourbonnais, Illinois; eight sisters, Patsy (Ruben) Menz of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Gladys (Bill) O’Brian of Chebanse, Illinois, Francis (Don) Dandurand of Bradly, Illinois, Peggy (Ron) Groff of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Brenda (Eddie) Boyd of Bradly, Illinois, Thelma (Jim) Dexter of Bradley, Illinois, Wanda (Bill) Norton, Kankakee, Illinois, and Linda (Eugene) Poynter of Brandley, Illinois; also by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Steve Jenson and by one sister, Pansy Menz; and one brother-in-law, Red Menz.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Interment will follow in the Kenyon Cemetery near Delta.