Mary Ann Howell

Mary Ann Crosby Howell, 82, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by her family after a brief illness.

She graduated from Marvin Pittman High School in 1957.  She worked many years at Medical Center Pharmacy and over 20 years at Statesboro DUI and Defensive Driving School before retiring.  Mary Ann loved flowers, hummingbirds, and catering.  Most of all she loved being a grandma and a Yaya. She is preceded in death by her husband; Earl Howell; her parents, Mitch and Inez Crosby; her son, Charles Phillips; her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Ricky Humphrey; brothers, Franklin, Bobby, Allen, Douglas, Jimmy and Harold Crosby; brother-in-law. Dr. J. Alfred Rowton; sister-in-law, Diana Crosby.

Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Ronnie Cooper of Statesboro; daughter-in-law, Regina Phillips of Claxton; sister, Linda Rowton of Benton ,Tenn; brother and sister-in-law, Tony (Ronda) Crosby of Pembroke; sisters-in-law; Doris Ann Crosby of Metter, Becky Crosby of East Dublin and Linda Jane Crosby of Jewitt, Texas; special cousins, Francis (Barbara) Crosby, Walter (Glenda) and Shug (Gail) Underwood; Grandchildren, Lindsey (Richard) Weaver, Jennifer (Jackie) Beasley, Lee (Summer) Phillips, Jerome Parker and Pat (Sarah) Willis; great grandchildren, Terrah and Silas Weaver, Austin (Kayla) Parker, Avery Beasley, Tristan (Renee) Willis, Isaac (Kenleigh) Willis, Brianna Parker, Aiden, Andrew, Amelia, Adelaide Willis; several nieces and nephews and a special friend Ms. Betty Spivey of Brooklet.

Visitation will be Friday, February 25, 2022 from 1-2 pm. at Kennedy Funeral Homes.

A graveside service will be Friday, February 25, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Bulloch Memorial Gardens in Statesboro with Brother Richard Weaver officiating.

Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel, of Metter is in charge of the arrangements.