Betty J. Howell

Betty Jean Howell, 88, of Zanesville, died at 12:00 a.m. Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the Willow Haven Nursing Home. Betty was born May 27, 1920, in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Sam and Tillie Salome. Surviving are two sons, Jerry (Nina) Watton of Coshocton, Ohio and Jeff (Jo Anne) Watton of Newark, Ohio; a step son, Jerry Lee Howell of Hanover, Ohio; a step daughter, Shirley May (Robert) Jewett of Zanesville; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar D. Howell, who died January 25, 2002; two brothers; and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home, 1271 Blue Ave., Zanesville. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. Thursday until service time. Burial will follow at Zanesville Memorial Park.