James Howard, 65, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Canterbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n
James was a native and lifetime resident of Fort Wayne, IN. He worked as a crane operator with Fort Wayne Structural Steel for several years.<\/p>\n
He was a member of, Community of Christ Church. He loved music, spending time at the lake water skiing and was a car enthusiast.<\/p>\n
Surviving are his wife, Debbie Howard, mother, Eula Howard, brother, Jerry Howard, daughter, Heather Lambert of Fort Wayne, IN granddaughter, Alexis Lambert all of Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n
James was preceded in death by his father, John W. Howard, sister, Linda Howard.<\/p>\n
Service is 2 pm, Sunday July 2, 2017 at D. O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road with calling one hour prior. Calling also Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 3 – 5 pm & 7 – 9 pm at the funeral home. Graveside service Monday 1:30 pm at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n
Memorials may be made to the Community of Christ Church. To sign the online guest book, go to www.mccombandsons.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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