CANAAN S. HOWARD

CANAAN S. HOWARD - EAST HARDWICK - Canaan Scott Howard, 5, of East Hardwick, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 15, 2013, in the Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington. He was born Nov. 1, 2007, in Berlin, the loving son of Kelly and Sarah (Bradley) Howard. He attended pre-school at Four Seasons of Early Learning in Greensboro Bend. Canaan was a wonderful little boy who charmed everyone he met with his winning smile, vast knowledge and amazing sense of humor. He loved Thomas the Tank Engine, snowmobiles, ponies, and the outdoors. He was a kind and helpful son, an affectionate and loving grandson and a generous, caring older brother. Survivors include his parents, Kelly and Sarah Howard, and a younger brother, Ezra Howard, all of East Hardwick; great- grandmothers, Louise Howard of East Hardwick, and Betty Luther of Hyde Park; grandparents, Judith Falk and Douglas Bradley of Lincoln, Rebecca Foster of Inverness, Fla. and Robert Howard Jr. of East Hardwick; many aunts, uncles and cousins including, Hannah Buckley Bradley of Lincoln, Jennie King of East Hardwick and her daughter, Amber of Herefordshire, England, Ryan Wells and Kelly Gilcris of Hyde Park and the extended Wells family, Terry and Jennifer Camley of Morrisville, James "Skip" and Chisti Dyer of East Hardwick, Michael and Amy Noyes and their children, Graden and Adeline of Woodbury, Beverly and George Young, Scott and Kellie Young, Lorelei and Clarence Wheeler and their children, Lindsay and Alyssa Wheeler and Alyssa's daughter, Kaleigh, all of Greensboro, George and Debbi Howard of Hardwick, Kimena Gile of Greensboro, and Sue and Eric Jahnkee and her children, Eric Jr. and Malissa, all of California; as well as many other family members, playmates and school friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 11 a.m., at The United Church of Hardwick. Arrangements are under the direction of Dian R. Holcomb of Northern Vermont Funeral Service, 60 Elm St., Hardwick. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canaan Scott Howard Memorial Fund by visiting: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/canaan-scott-howardmemorial-fund.