It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Nelda Janet Howard Howell of Clayton, Georgia, who passed away on January 17, 2024, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Nelda Janet Howard Howell to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Croff Howard and Helen Jones Howard; her daughter Helen Lynn; her sisters, Becky Lee Howard Tillman and Linda Carol Howard Totty; and her aunt Sarah Jones Deleza.

She is survived by : her husband Nelson Howell (Smiley); her daughters, Alane Howell Payne (Tim) of Columbus, GA and Lea Howell Coe (John) of Cobb, GA; her grandchildren, John Daniel King, Abbie King Nowell (Chet), Ashley Payne, Arianna Payne, Alexandra Payne Sunnerville (Ryan), Jordan Payne and Emily Payne; and her great grandchildren, Teagan Sunnerville and Liam Hawkins. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters in laws, and a host of loving friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be made in Nelda's memory to Columbus Hospice of Georgia & Alabama, 7020 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31909 or to Battle Branch Baptist Church cemetery fund, Warworman Road, Clayton, GA.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Hunter Funeral Home