Obituary of Theresa Howard

CAYCE - Service for Theresa Howard, 80, of Cayce, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2011, in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Officiating will be Monsignor Leigh A. Lehocky. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Oliver Gospel Mission, 110 Taylor Street, Columbia, SC 29201.Mrs. Howard, widow of Thomas G. Howard Sr., to whom she was married for 48 years, died Monday, January 10, 2011. Born in Lebanon, PA, she was a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Roseanne Knolls Martel. Formerly of Lebanon, PA, she had been a longtime local resident. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and had retired from Oxford of Columbia. She enjoyed the Tri-City Leisure Center Senior exercising program, gardening, sewing, crafts and quilting, but, most of all, enjoyed spending time with her family.Surviving are her daughters, Tina M. Cromer and her husband, Stephen, of West Columbia, Tammy L. Howard of Browning, MT, and Toni C. Clark and her husband, Bill, of West Columbia; son, Thomas G. Howard Jr. of Gaston; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Martel and Rita Haines, both of Lebanon, PA; and brothers, Bill Martel of Lebanon, PA, and George Martel of Cleveland, TN. She was preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters.Family and friends may sign online guest book atwww.thompsonsfuneral.com.