Lynda P. Howard

Lynda Pearl Howard succumbed to complications of renal cell carcinoma on September 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Ariz., surrounded by loved ones. Lynda was born on February 3, 1939 and adopted by Thurber and Lyn Payne. She spent her early life in Mesa, Ariz. She married Frank W. Howard in the Mesa temple on November 20, 1959. Together they lived in Snowflake, Ariz. for three years, and then moved to Indio, Calif. where they lived for 36 years. For the last ten years they resided in Pine, Ariz., in the mountains which she loved. Lynda loved music, travel and her family. Her friends were very important to her and she often opened her home to others. Lynda was very creative, she made and sold crafts for many years. She was the Junior Building Supervisor for the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival for many years. She was a lifelong member of the LDS church and her faith never wavered through a long and difficult illness. She is survived by her husband, Frank W. Howard; children, Steve Smith (Carolyn) of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Andra Parmenter (Layne) of Lyman, Wyo., James Howard, Lyn Hartley both of Indio, Liesl Egnew and Dustin Howard (Michele), both of Mesa, Ariz.; 22 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her brother, Harry Payne (Lorraine) of Mesa; and her sister, Ruby Wagoner of Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services were held Monday, October 4, 2010 with Interment in Pine Cemetery, Pine, Ariz.