Stanford Howe

STANFORD HOWE Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Stanford Howe will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 5 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Lorenzo Root will officiate. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Stanford was born on October 30, 1956 in Cortez, the son of James and May (Marsh) Howe. He passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock at the age of 49. Stanford was a very honest person who would say what was on his mind. His friends and family will miss “The Claw.” Stanford enjoyed time spent working on his car and riding motorcycles. Hunting was another activity that brought him great joy. Surviving Stanford are his mother, May Marsh Howe of Towaoc; his sisters, Emma Jean Howe and companion, Perry of Cortez, and Betty Avaline Howe of Towaoc; his companion, Cynthia Silas of Towaoc; and his nieces and nephews, Henrietta Jacket of Towaoc, Scottie Jacket and wife, Jolanda of Cortez, Scott Jacket III of Towaoc, Vanessa Jacket of Burley, Ida., Tracy Lynne Lopez of Grand Junction, Colo., Antonio Lopez of San Diego, Calif., Rhoda Howard and companion, Dwayne Wash, Candice, Candrell, and Candida Ketchum, and J’Micah Howe, all of Towaoc; his step-son, Stanley Frost; and his step-granddaughter, Raquel Frost. Preceding him in death are his father; his siblings, Hank Howe, Agnes Howe-Jacket, and Janice Avaline Howe.