Mrs. Emma Howard, age 103, of Moore Co., passed away Wednesday at Donaldson Health Care in Fayetteville, TN.
She was born in Moore Co., TN to the late Bob and Nora Sons Cyree. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Howard, four children, H.B. Howard, Dorothy Painter, Adel Cyree, Edward Howard, two brothers, Robert Cyree, Fred Cyree, 2 sisters, Mattie Howard and Leann Howard. Mrs. Howard was a member of the Wilson Avenue Church of Christ.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sawyers will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Hurricane Cemetery in Moore Co.
Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 till 8:00 PM Friday at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
She is survived by her children, Beatrice Painter, Hanley (Lisa) Howard, siblings, Walter D. Cyree, Geneva Bouton, Jewel Snyder, 18 grandchildren, 10 half grandchildren, several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Emma Howard.