John Howard Sr.

HOWARD John Howard Sr., age 65, battled Cancer and entered into eternal peace at West Jefferson Medical Center on Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was born and raised in New Orleans and was a resident of Algiers, LA. He is the son of Etta Mae Howard. Father of John Howard Jr. and Jasimine McCathen. Brother of Mildred Hawkins, June Jackson, David Jackson and Sam Jackson. Grandfather of Victoria and Olivia Howard, Kayla and Kenneth Chelsea. The Nephew of Mercedes Heart. He will be greatly missed by a number of nieces and nephews and a special friend (Sonya). He was a graduate of Loyola University where he obtained a degree in Business and worked in management at Blue Plate Foods and Hunt Wesson. Friends and relatives are invited to attend Visitation on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 starting at 10 a.m., with the Funeral Mass for 11a.m. at St Jude Guadalupe Catholic Church at 411 South Rampart St., New Orleans, LA. Interment will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Metairie, LA. Services are entrusted to Dennis Mortuary.