MRS. BETTY MCCOLLUM HOWARD, age 87, of Thomas Road, Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, September 4, 2015.  Native to Chattooga County, She was a daughter of the late Cleve and Lena Norton McCollum, on May 27, 1928.  She was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church, retired from the Montgomery Knitting Mill and Mohawk creeling department.  Mrs. Howard was preceded in death by her husband, the late Horace E. Howard, and a son, the late Dennis S. Howard.

Surviving are children, Diane & Riley Flowers of Macon, Donna & Howard Slayton of Trion, and David & Kathy Howard of LaFayette; 10 Grandchildren, 21 Great Grandchildren, and 5 Great Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday, September 7th, at 11:00 A.M. from the Ridgeway Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy Neil and Mr. Robert Thomas officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden.  Active Pallbearers Jeremy Burke, Jeremy Staton, Jerry Wigley, Chris Wigley, Jared Wigley, Kevin Binkley; Honorary Pallbearers Friends of Ridgeway Baptist Church and Gold Leaf Apartments.  The Family will receive friends Sunday, from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home; Mrs. Howard will also be in state at the Church, Monday, from 10 A.M. until the hour of service.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.