Howard Jarrett

JARRETT, Howard A.,82, of Waynesville passed away peacefully December 1, 2005 at Quaker Heights Care Community. He was born in Dayton, Ohio August 5, 1923. Howard was in the first graduating class of Wilber Wright High School, Class of '41. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army with services in WW II, where he got his nickname "Kokomo". He retired from WPAFB. Howard is preceded in death by his parents George and Marie Jarrett; brother and sister-in-law George Jr. and Pauline; sisters Minnie, Mable, and Dorothy; son Howard Jr. "Skip". He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Joan Jarrett; son Thomas G. Jarrett loving fiancé Terri Long; daughter and son-in-law Susan & Jim Slankard of Tucson, Arizona, daughter and son-in-law Linda and Louis Hernandez Waynesville; sister and brother-in-law Marian & Jim Holland of Dayton; 8 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; numerous other family and friends. Services will be held 11:00AM Saturday December 3, 2005 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3940 Kettering Blvd. Dr. Roger Vester officiating. Family will receive friends two hours prior to services. Interment will be at Glen Haven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton or Quaker Heights Care Community in Howard's memory. Expressions of sympathy may be made to www.NewcomerFamily.com.