Othal Dwane Howard

January 27, 1937 - April 16, 2022

Othal Dwane Howard, age 85, of Center Ridge, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. He was born January 27, 1937, in Center Ridge, Arkansas, a son of Floyd Howard and Beulah May Carr Howard. . He married Patsy Waters Howard on March 8, 1955 in Morrilton, Arkansas. He was a school bus driver for the Nemo Vista school district for many years. He spent his life devoted to his farm and land as a dairy farmer and share cropper. Survivors include his wife Patsy Jo Howard; two sons, Darrell Howard and Ronnie Howard both of Center Ridge; two daughters, Karen (Curtis) Conner of Center Ridge, and Sharon (Eddy) Anderson of Birdtown; 15 grandchildren, and 37 great-grandchildren. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, J.W. Howard and a granddaughter, Susie Howard. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Harris Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Thomas Flowers officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Center Ridge. Arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. The family will receive friends for an hour prior to service time at the funeral home.