Naomi Ruth Howard

Naomi Ruth Howard, 92, of Hermann, MO, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024 at StoneBridge Senior Living,  Hermann, Missouri. 

Naomi was born in Mendon, Missouri on February 1, 1931, the daughter of the late Alice (Zeigler) Mortz and Rueben Craig.

She was the widow of Wendell Howard.

She was a member of LDS Church, Washington, Missouri and DAR.  She worked at Hazel in Washington, MO. 

Naomi is survived by a son, Richard Sharp, a daughter, Ruthanne Smith, of Eufaula, Oklahoma; a daughter, Angela Kleekamp & husband Dennis, of Hermann, Missouri; a son, Andrew Clay Himes & special friend Trish, of Sullivan, Missouri; a brother-in-law Bill Howard and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.  

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Patricia Jackson and a son, Charles Sharp, by two grandsons Jonathan Jackson and Dustin Hines and a great-grandson Caleb Reidhead.

Visitation will be held Thursday January 25th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, Hermann, where funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m..

Burial will be at St. Paul's Cemetery, Marthasville, Missouri.

Memorials may be given to Alzheimer's Association.