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COMO – Daisy Dell Winstead Howell, 87, widow of Earl Howell, passed away March 7, 2020.  She was a daughter of the late Henry B. Winstead and Della Lee Brannon Winstead, and was also predeceased by a brother Ray Winstead. She was a graduate of Maury High School and a former employee of Sears & Roebuck. Mrs. Howell was a member of Buckhorn Baptist Church and its WMU and was a former poll volunteer in Como.

Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Judy Miller (Norman) and Teresa Geer (Ron); two sons, Johnie Owens and Robert Owens (Jill); ten grandchildren, Kathy, Michael, Caitlin, Harrison, Jordan, Emily, Shelby, Matt, Bobby and Ashley; and five great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 at Buckhorn Baptist Church, Como, NC with Pastor Jan Dickens officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Wright Funeral Home, Franklin and suggests memorial donations be made to Buckhorn Baptist Church, P.O. Box 67, Como, NC 27818.

Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, is handling the arrangements. www.wrightfuneralhome.org