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Vannie Howard

12/14/2017

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​Ms. Vannie Howard age 91, 250 Martin Luther King Drive, Ideal, Georgia passed Friday, December 8, 2017 at Miona Geriatric and Dementia Center, 201 Poplar Street, Ideal, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Faith Memorial C.M.E. Church, Brooks Road, Ideal, Georgia.  Interment will follow at the Hopewell Independent Church Cemetery, Brooks Mill Road, Rupert, Macon County, Georgia.

Vannie Howard was born August 31, 1926, along with her twin sister, Fannie, who died as an infant, to the late Joe and Fannie Fishe Howard. She is the last of fourteen children.  She was preceded in death by all of her siblings.

Vannie attended Macon County School and went on to graduate from Fort Valley State College. She retired from the Macon County School System as a Teacher. She was never married or had children, but she was a mother and friend to many. Ms. Howard was an educator, entrepreneur and humanitarian.
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She loved and served her fellowman doing what God called her to do. At an early age, she accepted Christ and joined the Pinehill C.M.E. Church, later consolidated with Felton Chapel C.M.E. and the name was changed to Faith Memorial C.M.E. Vannie was an active and faithful member until her health failed. She served as Superintendent of the Sunday School and was an inspiration to many children attending. Ms. Howard was a City Council member for 15 years for the City of Ideal.  She was Mayor of the City of Ideal, Georgia and a woman of great integrity and strong will.

She leaves to cherish her memories: four nephews, Raymond Duncan, Ernest Howard (Polly) Charlie Howard, Jr., Leonard Byse; nine nieces, Fannie Jewel Grant just like a daughter, Mary Nell Tookes, Pearlie Mae Williams, Bessie Nelson (J.C.), Oris Duncan, Tina Marshall (Charlie Jr.), Melissa Joiner, Regina Joiner and Rosa Joiner; one sister-in-law, Ruthie Mae Howard; special friends and nieces, Betty Duncan, Shirley Byse, Eve Duncan, and Pearl Byse; and a host of other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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karen sumpter
12/14/2017 05:44:56 pm

We were blesses to have you in the City of Ideal God is a good God May God bless your family at this time.

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Brittany N Gordon
12/14/2017 07:25:08 pm

Fly high my love...thanks for all the valuable lessons you've taught me and being the great role model you were...rest in paradise auntie😘😘😘

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Mattie Perkins Sturdivant
12/14/2017 09:28:07 pm

To the family of Ms. Vannie Howard. I've known Ms. Howard all of my life, she was the fourth grade teacher at Ideal when I was in school there. It was with great sadness that I learned of her passing. May your many memories of Ms. Howard help to sustain you at this most difficult time. Please accept my heartfelt condolence and I hope that in a small way they help through these trying times. May God Bless you.

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Eddie C Cleaves
12/15/2017 03:29:38 am

God's good and faithful servant,you fought a good fight and touched the lives of many. Go home and take your rest. You will be greatly missed. Weeping may endure for a night but joy will come in the morning. Prayers for the family. Eddie C.Cleaves.

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Mattie Perkins Sturdivant
12/15/2017 01:41:56 pm

To the family of Ms. Vannie Howard. I've known Ms. Howard all of my life, she was the fourth grade teacher at Ideal when I was in school there. It was with great sadness that I learned of her passing. May your many memories of Ms. Howard help to sustain you at this most difficult time. Please accept my heartfelt condolence and I hope that in a small way they help through these trying times.

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Philippians 4:7
12/15/2017 04:44:28 pm

You have my deepest sympathy. May God give you peace and strength to keep you going during this difficult time.

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Bertha Lee Tookes
12/15/2017 08:08:22 pm

Good bye Miss Howard! I will not be able to see you anymore when I come to Georgia. I always visited you when I were home. I last visited you in August of this year. I fondly remember you as being a very special teacher. I were one of the sixth grade students in your class in your first year teaching at Ideal Junior High School in Ideal, Georgia in the early fifties. A former student, Bertha Tookes of Chicago, Illinois

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Eva Hart-Arnold, Cleveland Ohio
12/15/2017 08:54:09 pm

To the family, wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

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Bertha L. Tookes
12/16/2017 10:14:53 am

To the family of Ms. Vannie Howard, Raymond Duncan, Mary Nell Tookes, Bessie Lou Duncan Nelson, Oris Duncan, Bettie William Duncan, Eva Duncan, and all family members, I offer my sincere prayers and condolences. May the God of all comfort, comfort you as you walk this bereavement journey. God gave her a long life and she touched many, many lives. To God be the Glory! Love you all.
Bertha L. Tookes of Chicago, Illinois, one of her many students.

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Linda Isaiah 41:10, 13
12/20/2017 11:55:19 am

Howard Family; i wish to extend my condolences to you in the loss of your Aunt/Friend/Mentor. May you reflect on all the good she did. May family, friends and GOD support, comfort and sustain you in the days and weeks ahead. Take comfort in JOHN 5:28,29 and Isaiah 41:10, 13

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Bj
12/28/2017 01:27:48 pm

A belated condolence to family and of those whose lives were touch by Ms.Vannie. Those who has passed on are God's memory because they are precious in God's eyes.Php.4:11

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O Castleberry
1/6/2018 09:38:38 am

To the family and friends: please meditate on God’s promises found in the Bible, where you can find real hope and the strength to keep going throughout your grief. "For if we have faith that Jesus died and rose again, so too God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in death through Jesus."—1 Thessalonians 4:14

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P. Henderson
2/24/2018 05:55:17 pm

I am very sorry for your loss. May the love of family, friends, and Almighty God bring you comfort and support during your time of grief and afterward. (Ps. 83:18; Isaiah 41:10) May the hope of a resurrection on a restored earth bring you peace. (Acts 24:15; Psalm 37:11, 29)

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Gloria Fields Hood
9/20/2024 11:13:57 am

I used to stay at Ms. Howards home when I visited her, along with Jewel. We rode from town to town delivering fresh fruits and vegetables. Each visit was fun and a learning experience. Rest in peace, Ms. Vannie.

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