Mattie Lou Howard

LaFAYETTE — Mattie Lou Howard, 96, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018. Mattie was one of the Charter members of the Harrisburg Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Howard; parents, Oscar and Alma McRae; and 10 siblings. She is survived by her son and wife, Gary and Teresa Howard, of Hixson, Tenn., daughter and husband, Shirley and Charles Wardlaw, of LaFayette; four grandchildren, Dax (Amanda) Howard and Dirk Howard, of Lakesite, Tenn., Delona Wardlaw and Karen (Donnie King) Wardlaw, of Atlanta; and sister, Sue Sosebee, of LaFayette. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2018, at the Harrisburg Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Pam Frye officiating. Interment will follow in LaFayette Memory Gardens. Pallbearers are Dax Howard, Dirk Howard, David McRae, Butch Byrd, Dover Pence, and Jerry Durham. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Harrisburg Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.