Tammy Elizabeth Howard

Tammy Elizabeth Howard obituary, Jacksonville, AR

Tammy Elizabeth Howard

Tammy Howard Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by A Natural State Funeral Service & Crematory on Aug. 15, 2025.

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Tammy Elizabeth Howard, age 57, of East End, Arkansas passed away on August 10, 2025 after a long battle with Small Stem Cell Cancer. She was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on January 26, 1968 to Blas Gonzales and Patricia Waddell.
Tammy joined her relatives both sets of her grandparents; her father Blas Gonzales; aunts Janice, Barbara, Virginia, Romine, Susie; uncles Larry, Bill, Rubin, Jessie, John; nephew Eric Gonzales; sister Sherry Lenox; grandson Watt; and many cousins.
Survivors include her mother Pat Waddell; husband Dan Howard; 11 kids Danielle Howard, Janelle Howard, Dakota Howard, Dalton Howard, Jake Pender, David Tipton all of Little Rock, Ashley Tipton of Florida, Ashley Blakley (Mikki) of Little Rock, Justin Tipton of Florida, Robert Tipton of Crestview, FL, and Brandon Gonzales (Nicole) of Little Rock; 10 grandkids; 4 sisters Melissa Baker (James) of Earl, AR, Taunya Gonzales of Little Rock, Stacy (Rochelle) of Denver, CO; 5 brothers Blas Gonzales (Angie) of Wisconsin, Jeffery Gonzales of Arkansas, Tony Gonzales of Wisconsin, Greg Gonzales (Kim) of Oklahoma, Dennis Gonzales of Wisconsin; along with lots of cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family, and her special friends from church, CARTI, Facebook, and Amazon.
Tammy's favorite holiday was Christmas. Ask Amazon – they know her name all year and every day. Tammy's past time was spending time with her family, fishing, swimming or even camping. She enjoyed helping others. She loved red roses, sunflowers, and the color blue. Her favorite foods included steak, potatoes, corn, and shrimp. Tammy loved her family, especially her kids and grandkids and even her friends' kids.
Visitation will be held on Monday, August 18, 2025 from 6:00-8:00pm in the chapel at A Natural State Funeral Service. Funeral Service will follow on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00am in the chapel.
Arrangements by A Natural State Funeral Service 2620 West Main Street, Jacksonville, Arkansas 72076. 501-982-3400. Online guestbook available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com

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