Louise Pharr Howell

June 8, 2014

Louise Pharr Howell, of  Picayune, Miss., passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014, at the age of 97.

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Picayune.

Visitation will be Wednesday, June 11, 2014 from 1-2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Burial will be in New Palestine Cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home.

Pastor Chris O’Brien will officiate.

A native of New Iberia, La., she attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana at Lafayette and received her Nurses training at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, La. Louise was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Picayune, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was active in the Women In the Church. She was a Charter Member of the Picayune Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and delivered Meals on Wheels to the homebound for many years.

She was preceded in death by: her parents, John Newton Pharr and Louise Taylor Pharr; her husband, Dr. James M. Howell Sr.; her sister, Eunice Pharr Ward; her brother, Newton T. Pharr; and her son, James Marcus Howell Jr.

Survivors include: her children, Mary Louise Megehee and husband James, Martha Simonton, and John Albert Howell and wife Cindy; seven grandchildren: James Marcus Howell, III, James Megehee, Jr., Susannah Megehee Moore, Matthew Simonton, Marcus Simonton, Taylor Simonton, and Miriam Louise Howell; nine great-grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; five nieces; and one nephew.

Obituary, register book, and diving directions can be found on the internet page, at www.mcdonaldfh.com

Contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Picayune, or a charity of your choice.