Howard-Twilley-Obituary

Howard J. Twilley

Tulsa, Oklahoma

1943 - 2025

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DIED
February 5, 2025
LOCATION
Tulsa, Oklahoma
CHARITY
Salvation Army - National Headquarters

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Twilley, Howard J.Dec 25, 1943 - Feb 5, 2025Howard J. Twilley (#81)Howard Twilley passed away peacefully on the morning of February 5th, surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 81. He fought and won four battles with cancer before ultimately losing his final one, displaying the same...

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I grew up next door to Howard on Myrtle Lane. Loved him and his family.

I grew up next door to his parents and he played with us neighborhood kids and taught us how to play football. Both girls and boys alike. He was sweet and kind too us kids and we all loved him and his family. My mom and Bessie were friends and his uncle Jim lived near us also so I knew his cousins also.

What a beautiful tribute to a life well lived. I will never forget in 1972, when Howard mailed me one of his football photos autographed, "to my cousin, Mary Jo Twilley" so I could prove to my junior high football coach that we were related (I was a cheerleader in Ft Leavenworth). My father was Col. LeRoy Gayle Twilley and his father was Haddox LeRoy Twilley. He had once explained how we were related... I´m from the line of Twilley's from Alabama but apparently some of them moved to Texas or...