Obituaries

Helen Stephens Howie, age 74 of 823 Killian Farm Road in Stanley, died on Monday, September 16, 2013.

A graveside service will be held at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in the Martha’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Kincaid officiating. 

Ms. Howie was born August 1, 1939 in Iredell County to the late Floyd Newton and Maggie Hazel Grabb Stephens.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Van Walter Stephens.  She worked in textiles.

She is survived by two sons, Michael Roscoe Howie and Ricky Dale Howie, both of Pumpkin Center; two daughters, Regina Howie Allen of Stanley and Karen Howie Smith of Iron Station; three brothers, Floyd Wesley Stephens and Paul Newton Stephens, both of Stanley, and Robert Lewis Stephens of Denver; three sisters, Nettie Stephens Helms and Ann Stephens Tucker, both of Charlotte, and Kay Stephens Small of West Palm Beach, FL; five grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Martha’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.