Obituary - Robert Lee Howell

Robert Lee Howell

Robert Lee Howell, age 60, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1956, in Salinas, California, the son of Bill and Jean Howell. He married Shirley Ann McReynolds on May 1, 1987, at their home in Ft. Scott. 

Bob served with the Kansas Army National Guard in Ft. Scott for thirteen years as a 12 bravo and a M60 gunner. He also worked for many years for Peerless Products. 

Survivors include his loving wife, Shirley, of the home; two daughters, Bridget Hartman, of Ft. Scott and Sebrena Pattison, of Hume, Missouri; and a son, Jeremiah Reasoner, of Ft. Scott as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Thomas Howell, of Salinas, California and Joseph Howell, of Montana and two sisters, Dolly Selsnie, of Salinas, California and Rosemary of Sacramento, California. He was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters and his parents, Bill Howell and Jean Howell Molinari.

Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 28th at the Bethel Community Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the Bethel Community Church. Memorials are suggested to the Robert Howell Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.