William Howard Jr.

Owner Howard's Appliance, Augusta, Ga.
LINCOLNTON, Ga. - Mr. William C. "Bill" Howard, Jr., 75, of Plantation Point Rd., Lincolnton, entered into rest on Friday, June 24, 2016. Mr. Howard, son of the late William C. and Edna Hensler Howard, was born in the Cobbham Community. He grew up on Watkins St. in Augusta, served in the US Navy and served on the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier. In 1962, he opened Howard's Appliance on Broad St. and has operated there since that time. In addition to his appliance business, Mr. Howard enjoyed cattle farming, baling hay, planting crops, attending auctions and in years past had piloted single engine and multi-engine aircraft. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Janice Maxine Howard; daughter, Lisa Ann Volpitto; sister, Elizabeth Howard Carreras and brother, Herman Howard. Wife: Linda Logue Howard; sons: Greg Howard and wife, Wendy, Brian Howard and wife, Joanne, William Christopher "Chris" Howard III and wife, Sharon; stepson: Jeff Logue and wife, Ginger; son-in-law: David Volpitto; brother-in-law: Lou Carreras; sister: Jeanette Stevens; grandchildren: Justin Howard and wife, Devin, Brandon Howard and wife, Tiffany, Dylan Howard, William Christopher Howard IV, Chandler Howard, Tessa Volpitto, and Kaitlyn Howard; great-grandchildren: Brieanna Howard, Bella Howard, Michael Howard, and Wyatt Howard; step-grandchildren: Cole Logue, Janie Logue, Lane Logue and Brier Logue. Visitation will be held Monday, June 27th from 6pm until 9pm at Beggs Funeral Home, 200 May Ave., Lincolnton. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 28th at 2 p.m. at Platt's Funeral Home Chapel, 721 Crawford Ave., Augusta. The family will receive friends in the chapel one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta. Additional information will be included in the next edition of the Chronicle. Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.net to sign the guestbook. Beggs Funeral Home, 200 May Ave., Lincolnton, GA 30817, Phone: 706-359-4117