Norma Jean Howard

1953 - 2024

Norma Jean Howard, 71, passed away at her home in Sanger on December 30, 2024.  Jean was born in Bonham, Texas, on January 12, 1953, to the late Robert M. and Betty F. Miller.

On July 3, 1970, Jean married Buck Bailey Howard in Sanger, Texas, where they made their home and raised their three sons.  Although Jean worked, she managed to keep an immaculate house and make a good home for Buck and her boys.  She loved her family, and they always came first in her life.

She was a Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church member, now known as The Gathering of Sanger.  Jean served as a caregiver at the Denton State School for over twenty-five years.

Visitation is from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Coker Funeral Home in Sanger.  Graveside services are at 11:00 am on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the Bolivar Cemetery in Bolivar, Texas.

​Jean is survived by two sons, Joe Bailey Howard of Ponca City, OK, and Jeff Howard of Sanger; one sister, Peggy Rojas of Denton; two brothers, Jerry Miller of Denton and James Miller of Houston.  Four grandchildren, Dayton Howard, Kylie Howard, Courtney Howard of Sanger, Kaylee Howard of Gainesville, and five great-grandchildren also survive her.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Buck; one son, Jimmy Ray Howard; her parents; four sisters, Joyce Howard, Clydeine Stone, Linda White, and her twin, June Miller; and one brother,Elmer Clark.

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