Timothy C. Howton of Rainbow City passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held in the future.
\nTim was a 1969 graduate of Berry High School and a 1977 graduate from the University of Alabama. This loving husband and father was a man of many words. Whether at his business of 35 years, Howton\u2019s Service, or his personal life, Tim made friends with everyone immediately. He engaged in conversations with anyone about Alabama football, the woods, hunting, fishing, camping and his love of his babies who knew him simply as, Gramps.
\nTim is survived by his wife, Gail Lindsey Howton; daughter, Lindsey Howton (Travis) Johnson; son, T.C. (Whitney) Howton; grandchildren, Lucas, Lillian, Aaron; sisters, Pat (Kenneth) Lewis, Wanda (Tommy) Moore; brothers-in-law, Larry (Chris)Lindsey, David (Rosemary) Lindsey; sister-in-law, Charlotte Fowler; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews; chosen children, Johnathan Cassidy, Carrie McNair, Dan Laan; hunting buddies, Gary Frost, Danny Duck, Don Nelms.
\nHe was preceded in death by his father, James Curtis Howton; mother, Lela Mae Frost Howton; mother-in-law, Amye Lindsey Burgay; fathers-in-law, Charles Daniel Lindsey, James Burgay.
\nThe Howtons wish to express their thanks to the medical staff at Gadsden Regional ICU and Encompass Home Health. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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