Bonnie Ruth Howell

70 year old Bonnie Ruth Howell of Smithville died Sunday night at the Upper Cumberland Hospice House in Cookeville. She was a retired cook at DeKalb Community Hospital and a member of the Covenant Baptist Church. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the service at 1 p.m. Howell was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Hill Howell; parents, Robert and Louise Tarr Baker; a grandchild, Hannah Ashford; a brother, H.B. Baker; and a sister, Georgia Barber. Survivors include five daughters, Louise Howell of Smithville, Annette Cox of South Carolina, and Kelly Barnes of Smithville, Tracie and husband Wayne Tramel of Dowelltown and Robin Keaton of Smithville. One son, Joey Howell of Smithville. Thirteen grandchildren, Renee Steff, Brandon Cox, Charles Cox, Samantha Bowman, and Crystal Conners all of Smithville, Kayla Miller of Dowelltown, Stephen Howell, Braxton Howell, Dalton Howell, and Landon Jones all of Smithville, Emily Keaton of Woodbury, Lucas Hale of Liberty and Madison Bass of Smithville. Several great grandchildren. Eight brothers and sisters, Betty Scurlock of Carthage, Dorthy Leach of McMinnville, Mary Murphy, and Shirley Gibbs of Dowelltown, Sue Mitchell of Cookeville, Billy Baker of Smithville, Glenn Baker of Liberty and Jimmy Baker of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral is in charge of the arrangements.