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One of the best men ever. Enjoy the Stars !
Joseph Wright
June 16, 2024 | Friend
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Photo courtesy of Smith, Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home
Kermit W. Howell Sr.
Feb 11, 1941 - Feb 29, 2024
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Forever in my heart. Love you, Dee!
Melinda Scott
March 13, 2024 | Carmel, IN | Daughter
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We love you PawPaw!!!!!!!
Kassy Johnson
March 10, 2024 | IN | Grandchild
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Dear Cousins, I am so deeply sorry for your loss. So sorry that I could not be there but know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Tina Fischer
March 08, 2024 | Fort Wayne, IN | Family
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Hawk, we’ve been lifelong friends since we met as children attending Storyland Nursery School. I met your father when I was a teenager, and I always thought that he was so “cool”. Knowing how much it hurts to lose a father, no matter what age, my sincere condolences are with you and your family. You know how to reach me, and whatever I can do for you and your family please don’t hesitate to let me know. I’ll always be here for you. Still my “best bud”.
Paul Greer
March 08, 2024 | Gary, IN | Friend
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I have known Kermit since the late 1950's, and found him to be a highly intelligent individual with excellent work ethics, he will be sadly missed.
Jesse Salomon (ret. police sergeant)
March 07, 2024 | Friend
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To Hawk and family,
May God comfort and grant you peace.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Kermit was truly one in a million.
Be encouraged.
Jeannie Greer
March 07, 2024 | Palmdale, CA | Friend
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I think about you and worry about you all the time. Hoping you’re okay and not just saying you are. On the drive up I remembered I couldn’t find coconut cake for your birthday so I needed to get one. It’s hard to comprehend. You were always there. Always my hero. My safe haven. My daddy - Dee. Love you forever. Chris
Maria Turner
March 06, 2024 | Atlanta, GA | Daughter
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Obituary
Kermit's Obituary
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ELECTRONIC PROGRAM FOR KERMIT W. HOWELL SR!
Kermit Howell Sr. was born on February 11, 1941, to Willie B. and Kathleen Howell in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Kermit spent the younger years of his life growing up in Aberdeen, Mississippi. The family moved to Gary, Indiana when Kermit was a young child, and it became their permanent place of residence.
Kermit experienced his formal education at Tolleston High School in Gary, IN. While attending Tolleston High School, Kermit became recognized for his athletic abilities in football.
After high school, Kermit enlisted in the elite United States Marine Corps. He proudly served his country as a Rifleman and had the opportunity to play football for the Marines.
Kermit’s service to the United States military inspired and solidified an incredible work ethic that was fully revealed during his fifty plus year career with Gary Steel Products Corporation. Kermit began his career in the corporation’s Vent department in the West Plant, where the team manufactured vents for homes and businesses throughout the United States. His passion and care for his work garnered Kermit a promotion to Foreman at the West Plant.
Kermit was preceded in death by his parents, Willie B., and Kathleen Howell; three sisters: Willie Mae Lollis, Maxine Davis, and Myrtle Mills.
He leaves to cherish his memory to his children: Kermit Howell, Jr, Kathleen Gray-Wesley, Annette Gray, Maria Turner, David Howell, Melinda Scott, and Brian Howell. Kermit was loved and will be missed by his children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a host of cousins, other family members, and friends.
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