Laura Jo Howard,
Age 68, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 3, 2011 at Heartland of Hillsboro in Hillsboro, Ohio.
She was born December 25, 1942 in Ashland, KY, daughter of the late Haskell & Edith (Versey) Reffitt.
She was a Lifetime member of the Amvets Post #061 Ladies Auxillary, Hillsboro.
Surviving are 3 sons- Raymond (Kim) Howard of Wilmington, OH, Sherman (Sheila) Howard of Kettering, OH, & Danny (Christina) Howard of Hillsboro, OH; daughter- Bobbi Jean Howard, Hillsboro; Fourteen grandchildren; Eleven great-grandchildren, & Significant Other- Charles Puchta, Hillsboro.
In addition to her parents, Laura was preceded in death by her husband- Alex Howard, and 2 sisters- Elizabeth Sweat, & Nancy Bush.
Funeral Services will be held at Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, September 8, 2011 at 2:00 pm with Pastor Kraig Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Resthaven Memory Gardens, Hillsboro, Ohio.
Friends will be received at Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, Hillsboro, Ohio Thursday, September 08, 2011 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Contributions may be made in Laura's memory to raise awareness of Breast Cancer to the Breast Cancer Foundation, 2600 Network Boulevard, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034. For more information and to access the on-line register book, please go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.