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Deulah Elaine Howard, 85, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord on Monday 29, 2014 in San Angelo. The Family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Friday, October 3, 2014 at Johnson's Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Miron officiating. Interment will follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Deulah was born March 7, 1929 in Winters, Texas to Calvin W. and Willie P. Sutton Colburn. Deulah grew up in Winters and graduated from Winters High School. She married William T. Howard on December 21, 1946 and they shared 48 wonderful years together. Deulah was a loving mother and grandmother who devoted her life to her family.
Deulah was a DAV member and always cherished the opportunity for her and W.T. to travel and meet back up with his WWII Army buddies that were part of the 10th Mountain Division. Deulah placed her membership in Day Memorial Methodist Church in 1960. She had given freely and was active in the Women's Society. She was a Bereavement Chairman for many years and helped families cope with the loss of loved ones. She loved to quilt and sew. She was an excellent cook always trying new recipes and always remembered individual family favorites and made sure she prepared them when you showed up to visit or on special occasions like holidays or birthdays. Deulah loved watching the Texas Rangers play baseball.
Deulah was preceded in death by her parents, her husband W.T and three brothers, Lee Colburn, Mutt Colburn and Douglas Colburn, and one sister, Emily Mathis. She is survived by her loving daughters, Brenda Burleson, of Houston, TX., Barbara Bradford and her husband Dennis, of Blanco, TX. and Denise McDonald and her husband Gary, of San Angelo; her grandchildren, A.J. Burleson, Jake Burleson, Paige Hughes and her husband Dustin, Carie Bradford, Torie Hendrickson and her husband John, Trey Bradford and Pace Morgan; 9 Great Grandchildren; her sisters, Neva Puckett, of Abilene and Nell Bowen, of Winters; brother and sister-in-laws, Cleo Colburn, Jane Colburn, Carl and Velda Howard, Dortha Howard, nieces and nephews; and her special friends, Bill and Sandy Hartlaub and Elida Martinez.
Pallbearers for the service will be Pace Morgan, Trey Bradford, Jake Burleson, Byrun Mabry, Randy Hanes and Darrell Colburn. Honorary pallbearers for the service will be Dennis Bradford, Gary McDonald, Paige Bradford, A. J. Burleson, Torie Hendrickson, Carie Bradford and all her nine great grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Purple Heart Foundation, www.purpleheartfoundation.org/ or a charity of your choice.
Family and friends may sign an online register book at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com.