It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Shelby Cromer Howard of Ludowici, Georgia, who passed away on December 13, 2021, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Shelby Cromer Howard to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Donald Eugene Cromer and Norma Rabenstein Cromer; her stepfather William R. Peck; her husband Morris H. Howard; her daughter-in-law Ida Lou Butler; her grandson Michael "Tyler" Burdette; her sister Gloria Malone; and her aunt Ruth Covert.

She is survived by : her son Bryan L. Burdette of Richmond Hill, GA; her granddaughter Mellissa Smith (Chad); her great grandchildren, Lillian and Sawyer Smith of Keller, GA; her granddaughter Jessica Valler (Matthew); her great grandchild Maya Escalante of St. Petersburg, FL; her son Michael D. Burdette of Yellow Bluff, GA; her great grandchild Jaxen Burdette of Rincon, GA; her sisters, Glenda Anderson (Roy) of Orbisonia, PA and Catherine Rhodes (Richard) of Mercersburg, PA; her uncle Jim Rabenstein of Hillsboro, TN; and her siblings-in-law, Ken Salter (Harldene) of Ludowici, GA and Jane Howard of Gumbranch, GA. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20852 or to Elim Baptist Church, 6650 Elim Church Road Northeast, Ludowici, GA 31316.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Carter Funeral Home- Oglethorpe