Obituary of Howard C. Poole

Funeral services for Howard C. Poole, age 80, of Grayson, will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Joe Aguillard and Bro. C.R. Martin officiating. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Howard was born to the union of W.T. and Annie Poole in Olla and he passed from this life on October 30, 2016 at Haven Nursing Center in Columbia. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Kelly Baptist Church. He loved to fish and to watch wrestling. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother: Harrell Charles Poole; grandsons: Duncan Howard Childress and Raphael Trahan. Survivors include his wife of 41 years: Mary Greene Poole of Grayson; sons: Charles Poole and his wife Debbie of Kelly; Gary Poole of Columbia; Tommy Poole of Columbia; Steven Briscoe and his wife Reba of Duty Ferry; Paul Briscoe and his wife Dee of Grayson; daughters: Dianne Poole Childress and her husband Tony of Kelly; Janey Poole Trahan of Grayson; sister: Elnora Huddleston; grandchildren: Aaron Briscoe, Lynn Briscoe, Joshua Briscoe, Marcus Briscoe, and his wife Alex, Megan Poole, Casey Poole, Michael Trahan, Gabrielle Trahan, Kristin Childress Kenworthy and her husband Sloan; Angie Boyles and husband David; 5 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ivan Greene and Tom Greene. Any planned memorials may be made to Kelly Baptist Church P.O. Box 159 Kelly, LA 71441 or St. Jude Children's Hospital.