Residence: Monticello ( formerly of Burnettsville ), Indiana
Died: Friday, September 12, 2014
Location: 7:43 a.m., at the Monticello Healthcare Center in Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 87
Date of Birth: Friday, January 21, 1927
Birth place: Kokomo, Indiana

Branch: Army

Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Orville Lord
 
Mother: Bessie ( Kingery ) Lord
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Howard had lived in the Burnettsville, Indiana, area most all of his life before moving to Monticello, Indiana.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Funeral Location: 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2014, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Thomas South
Burial will take place:
Idaville Cemetery in Idaville, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Howard was the first baby boy born at Howard Community Hospital, hence his name "Howard". He was raised in Greentown, Indiana and had worked on the family farm. Howard was graduate of the Union Township School in Howard County. Howard went into the service in 1951 to the U.S. Army, serving in Germany as an MP during the Korean Conflict. After coming back to the states in 1957, he started working as an agriculture mechanic. Howard moved to Burnettsville, Indiana, in 1972 and continued to do mechanic and restoration work on old farm tractors. He was a member of the First Church of God in Idaville, Indiana. Howard was also a member of the White County Antique Power Association, National IH (International Harvester) Club and loved square dancing where he met his second wife, Ruby.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be at the funeral home at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2014, immediately followed by Celebration of Life Services.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to White County Antique Power Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: In 1958, in Lafontaine, Indiana, he married Doris Sheppard; she passed away in 1990. Then in Idaville, Indiana, he married Ruby VonArb in 1995. She passed away in 2010.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Fran (husband Robert "Bruce") Owens of Marion, Indiana; Son,Steven (wife Jan) Lord of Burnettsville, Indiana;Grandchildren, Stephanie (husband Darrell) Schliep of Laverne, Tennessee, Heather (husband Travis) Cooley of Monticello, Indiana,Heidi (husband Michael "Mike") Killen of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Brandon Lord of Burnettsville, Indiana; Great Grandchildren, Tyler Lord, Alexis Lord, Cooper Killen, Micaila Cooley, Brystol Cooley, and Joni Schliep;Step - Daughter, Julia VonArb of Chicago, Illinois; Sister, Zana Kaufman of Kokomo, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Orville and Bessie Lord; First Wife, Doris (Sheppard) Lord; Second Wife, Ruby (VonArb) Lord; Son, Randall Lord; Step - Son, Mark VonArb; Brother, Frank Lord; Sisters, Joanne Devore, and Mellicent Moody.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.