Louis Leroy HowethSr.

1937 - 2026

Louis Leroy Howeth Sr passed away peacefully on March 1 in Salisbury, MD after a short illness. He was 88 years old. Louis aka "Lou","King Louie", or "Pop-Pop", was born in Sherwood, MD on June 21, 1937. He graduated from St. Michaels High in 1955. After graduation, he briefly worked for St. Michaels bank. Louis spent 16 years with Southern States as a manager in Easton, MD and in 1966 moved to Chestertown, MD to manage the location there. It was in Chestertown where Louis started his own business, Shore Collection Services. He later switched careers and sold real estate and before he retired, he went back to collections for Life Science Products in Chestertown.

Louis was a proud Mason in Chestertown Lodge for over 50 years, and a Charter member of the Chestertown Optimists Club. He was in the National Guard in Easton, MD for 8 years as a rifleman. He was also a part of the Civil Defence unit, testing for radiation. He was a past board member, and president, for Crossroads Community and Upper Shore Housing. He always loved traveling and spent many summers at a lakefront cabin he and his wife bought in Maine. He loved visiting his sons in Texas and in Salisbury, MD. He also thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and camaraderie with coffee and breakfast at what he affectionately called the "University of Ellens".

Louis was born to Katie Olivia (Marshall) and James Millican Howarth, who predeceased him. He was also predeceased by sister Genevieve (Kelley) and brother Harvey Howeth. He was married to Edna Lee Wright of Ridgely, MD for 52 years before her death in 2014. They had two sons Lee (Salisbury, MD) and Jamie (Austin, TX), and have four granddaughters who he adored (Abigail, Lilian, Austen, and Zailey). He also loved their wives, who he called his daughters by marriage, Kerry (Lee) and Chikage (Jamie). He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, whom he loved dearly, and many "adopted" sons and daughters from Chestertown.

Services will be held on Friday, March 6 at 11:00 am at Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home in Chestertown. A visitation will be held one hour prior, from 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Interment to follow in Denton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you spark up a conversation with a random stranger. Louis made new friends everywhere.