Jacqueline Ryan
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Forever in my heart
Tattoo in remembrance of you both, grandma and grandpa ❤️ forever in my heart, mind and prayers. ❤️
In loving memory
Bill and Bea Howell
Husband and wife, mom and dad, Grandma and Grandpa ❤️
March 14, 1928 – June 19, 2010
Lived 82 years
Lompoc · Lolpoc, California
“Grandpa, tell me about the good old days”
Life story
Bill was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March 14, 1928 to Douglas and Fannie (McKinney) Howell. Mr. Howell passed away December 6, 2006, in Santa Barbara.
Bill served in the United States Air Force in WW II. He moved to Lompoc over 60 years ago. He was employed over 47 years with John’s Manville Corp now Celite Inc. Bill was a member of the Quarter Century Club of Lompoc and past President of the John’s Manville riding club. He loved horses, camping, fishing, and his grandchildren.
Mr. Howell is survived by his wife of 41 years, Margarett Howell of Lompoc; two daughters and their husbands, Dana Sue and Pat McDonough, and Gina Lynnett and Jeff Schneider all of Lompoc; a sister, Georgia Renwick of Washington State; one brother, Otis Howell of Lompoc; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The inurnment will be held at Lompoc District Cemetery following the memorial service. Arrangements are in the care of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, Lompoc.
Bea passed away peacefully in Lompoc, California on June 19, 2010. Born in Limon, Colorado on July 17, 1927, she lived in Lompoc for over 50 years and worked at the Solvang Lutheran Home as a dietician. Bea loved to spend time with family and friends. She enjoyed camping, collecting dolls, quilting, reading and watching her granddaughter’s softball games. Bea touched the lives of many and will be missed dearly.
She was preceded in death by husband Alvin “Bill” Howell, her parents Douglas Nelson and Mary Wise, and her oldest sister Elsie Dewey. She is survived by her two daughters Dana McDonough (Pat) and Gina Schneider (Jeff); grandchildren, Kristine Tennyson, Ashley Gilligan, Patrick, Mathew, Jacqueline and Madeline McDonough, Genie Padilla and Gavin Schneider; great-grandchildren, Zachary and Logan Roza, Kaylee Gaynor, Patrick Gilligan, Emmalilly Tennyson and Valencia-Eve Padilla; brothers and sisters, A.V. Nelson, her twin sister Beaulah Warden, Dan Nelson, Tom Nelson, Frank Nelson, Dessie Lightner along with numerous nieces and nephews.
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1928
Born March 14
1929
Bill was 1 when the first Academy Awards were presented
1935
Bill was 7 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1942
Bill was 14 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1959
Bill was 31 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Bill was 34 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Bill was 43 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Bill was 54 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Bill was 67 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2004
Bill was 76 when Facebook was launched
2010
Passed away June 19, age 82
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