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Frances Ann Little Howard
December 30, 1933— April 11, 2026
DENVER, N.C.—Frances Ann Little Howard, age 92, of Denver passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in the Denver United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tim Killian and Rev. Steve Autrey officiating. The family will greet friends graveside following the service.
Mrs. Howard was born December 30, 1933, in Lincoln County, to the late James McCall Little and Ruth Gabriel Little. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Key Howard; brother Billy Little; and infant daughter Dayna Tyree Howard. Frances worked as an assistant teacher.
She is survived by a daughter, Tamara Sherrill of Charlotte; son, Shawn Howard (Cheri) of Denver; sister, Nancy Barnette of Denver; sister-in-law, Ruth Little of Charlotte; grandchildren, Amber Delcasino (Joseph) of Charlotte, Christian Howard (fiancé Lexi) of Atlanta, Ga., and Madison Howard Morales (Carter) of Denver; and great-grandchildren, Waverly Delcasino of Charlotte, Swayze Ann Delcasino, and Murphy Key Delcasino.
Memorials may be made to the Buy-a-Book to donate to schools, c/o Catawba Springs Elementary School, 206 N. Little Egypt Road, Denver, NC 28037, or to Denver United Methodist Church, PO Box 661, Denver, NC 28037.
Warlick Funeral Home of Lincolnton, N.C. is serving the Howard family.
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