Debra Lynne Howard, 62 of Kuttawa, Kentucky died on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. She was a member of Eddyville First Baptist Church.
Surviving are her mother, Betty J. (English) Howard Burkeen of Benton, KY; son, James Michael Howard of Kuttawa, KY, sister, Marilyn Yvette (Bynum) Youngblood of Kuttawa, KY; brother, David L. Howard, wife Deborah of Calvert City, KY; several nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, James William Howard, step father, William J. Burkeen, brother, Darrell Howard, and step brothers, William Darrell Burkeen and Phillip David Burkeen.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Collier Funeral Home, Bro. Tim Perdue will officiate.
Interment will follow in the Marshall County Memory Gardens, Benton, KY.
Visitation will be held between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Collier Funeral Home, 211 West 5th St., Benton, KY 42025.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society c/o Brenda McClaran, 510 W. 9th St., Benton, KY 42025.
