In Memory

Gary Lyman Howe

Gary Lyman Howe

Gary Lyman Howe. 1952-2019

Enoch:  Gary Lyman Howe, age 66 of Enoch,Utah, passed away quietly at home on Friday, January 18, 2019

Gary was born on February 6, 1952 to Lorena Jean Duke and Lenard Roland Howe in American Fork, Utah, and raised in Centerville.  After a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Alberta-Saskatchewan Mission, he met Caroline Nelson in a folk dance class at BYU.  The married on Friday, May 9, 1975 in the SLC Temple.  Gary graduated from BYU with a Horticulture Degree, and later from SUU with a Business Degree.  Gary and Caroline eventually settled their growing family in Iron County, Utah, on the Nelson family farm, where they raised 7 children.

Gary's career included a variety of jobs.  The people with whom he worked professionally or otherwise, respected him for his genuine kindness.  He possessed a pratical creativity and found clever solutions to everyday problems.  He tried to improve whatever he touched, and was generous with his knowledge.  His frequent volunteer service made an impression on the community.

Gary gave faithful church service trhough his life and impressed his practical testimony firmly upon many, especailly his family.  Until his death, he served as bishop of the Garden Park Ward in Enoch.

He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers Kent and Mark.  He is survived by his wife, Caroline and their 7 children, Peter (Candice); Amy, Jacob ( Nancy); Adam (Leanna); James Pruett (Caroline); Benjamin (Ashley); and Gary Joseph (Brittannia; his siblings Stephen (Terrie); Denis (Terri)  and RoJeanne Smith (Doug); and 25 grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank Gary and Caroline's generous Ward family, the caring staff at the Intermountain Cancer Center in Cedar City, and Ethan of Sun Tree Home Health and Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to a humanitarian fund.



 
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06/14/20 11:07 AM #1    

Lorraine Child (Misener)

I had the privilege of being in the play, "Don't Drink the Water" with Gary.  He had such a fun sense of humor.  He was also in the Speech and Drama classes.


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