Robert Lee Howland

1930 - 2023  (93 years)

• Name	Robert Lee Howland
  Born	27 Jan 1930	Red River County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Mar 2023	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
  Buried	10 Mar 2023	Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I7026	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Joy Lee McNew,   b. 11 Dec 1933, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 2024, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Children	+ 1. R.D. Howland
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F3040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Jan 1930 - Red River County, Texas, USA Died - 6 Mar 2023 - Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Buried - 10 Mar 2023 - Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Obituary: Robert Lee Howland, 93, of Big Spring, TX, died Monday March 6, 2023 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, March 10, 2023 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Robert was born January 27, 1930 in Red River County, TX to the late Roy J. and Zelma Mae (Tucker) Howland. He married Joy (McNew) Howland on December 17, 1949. They have been married for nearly 74 years. Robert possessed a deep rooted work ethic and was known to be an especially hard worker. In his youth he worked at Hobbs Lumber & Supply in Hobbs, New Mexico where he became the yard foreman. He also worked as a ranch hand and ranch foreman prior to starting his welding business. He worked for many years in the welding field working for farms and in the oil field. He was particularly skilled at welding farm equipment. A true cowboy he enjoyed rodeos, old westerns on TV and his horses. He especially loved the dogs that were his companion over the years. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Big Spring. A devoted husband, father and grandfather, he loved the time spent with family. Robert is survived by his wife, Joy; his son, Robert D. "Skip" Howland and his wife Kay; his grandson, Robert D. "Bo" Howland Jr. and his wife Kerri; his granddaughter, Michelle Lee Crenshaw and her husband Shannon; his great-grandchildren, Cody, Shawna, Oden, Skipper, and Xander; his great-great-granddaughter, Aubrey; his brother, Jerry Howland; his sister, Maggie Mikus; and numerous nieces and nephews, extended family members and friends. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his brothers, James, and Wayne; and his sisters, Lucy, and Mattie. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com (Published by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home of Big Spring, TX)