Mr. Howell was born, September 24, 1939, in Halifax County to the late Parham Daniel Howell and Rebecca Irene Hudson.

He loved his family very much. He was an expert gardener, loved picking his guitar, was a great story teller, and was a pipe fitter by trade.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Walter, James, Henry and Clayton Howell and his sisters, Maggie Journigan and Evelyn Lassiter.
Surviving are his sons, Parham Dixie Howell II and his special friend, Jessica Matthews, of Roanoke Rapids, and Gregory Neal Howell and wife, Emily, of Kitty Hawk, NC; daughters, Andrea K. “Angie” Howell and special friend, Scotty Newton of Chase City, VA, Dixie Howell Medlin and husband, Brandon, Amanda Belle Painter and husband, Larry Wayne, all of Roanoke Rapids, and JoAnn Elizabeth Howell of Austin, TX; sister, Rebecca “Becky” Howell Suski and husband, Ron of Chesapeake, VA and special niece, Gloria Journigan Graham of Jacksonville, FL.  Also surviving are his 9 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 6-8 pm. Dr. Julian Mills will conduct funeral services in the chapel at Hockaday Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 2:00 pm.  Interment will follow at Old Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids.
Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com