Cover photo for Cecil Byron Howard MD's Obituary
Cecil Byron Howard MD Profile Photo
1927 Cecil 2019

Cecil Byron Howard MD

April 16, 1927 — April 13, 2019

Cecil Byron Howard M.D., born April 16, 1927, in Wallins Creek, KY, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Blount Memorial Hospital. Dr. Howard was a pediatrician in Maryville for 50 years and retired in 2006. He was a longtime member of First Christian Church, Maryville, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and pianist. He was on the committee that initiated the first car seat law in the country. Preceded in death by: wife, Rebekah Buckley Howard; parents, William P.K. Howard and Maggie Cawood Howard; brothers, Bernard Howard and William Howard; sister, mary Evelyn Carter. Survivors include: son, Mark B. Howard (Brenda); daughters, Sally Howard Truxal (Bill) and Maggie Howard Ray (Terry); Granddaughters, Ashley Howard Rojas (Manuel), Rachel Howard King (Ben), Holly Howard Shaw, Micalah Ray, Abby Truxal, Elly Truxal, Emma Ray, and Jade Howard; grandson, Byron Ray; great-granddaughters, Cecily & Evelyn Rojas; Great-Grandson, Marcus Rojas; and many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Friday, April 19, 2019 at First Christian Church in Maryville with service to follow at 7:00 PM with Gary Henline officiating. Family and friends will assemble for interment at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Grandview Cemetery. Flowers are welcome, or memorial donations may be made to: First Christian Church, 400 S. Court Street, Maryville, TN 37803. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Cecil Byron Howard MD please visit our Sympathy Store.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Cecil Byron Howard MD, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 97

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree