Emily Moultrie "Ell" Howard

Emily Moultrie "Ell" Howard obituary, St. Helena Island, SC

Emily Moultrie "Ell" Howard

Emily Howard Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Home for Funerals - Beaufort on Jan. 1, 2026.
Emily "Ell" Moultrie Howard 83, of St. Helena Island and widow of Taft Howard, Sr., died December 31, 2025, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
A Celebration Of Life Service will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2025, at Bethesda Christian Fellowship, 36 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, St. Helena Island, South Carolina, 29920. Burial will follow in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, 36 Friendship Lane, Lady's Island (Coosaw), South Carolina 29907.

Public Viewing: 4 to 6 PM Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Home For Funerals WHERE MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY!!

Please keep the Moultrie/Howard Families in prayer as they endeavor to accept God's will. " Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted."

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