Howard Lee Pickrel III Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Howard Lee Pickrel III in Asheville, North Carolina, born in Newark, Ohio, who passed away on March 6, 2026, at the age of 52, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Howard farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Howard is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his pet Cinder. He is survived by: his parents, Howard Lee Pickrel, Jr. and Mari Alicia Huffman Pickrel; his brother Christopher Alan Pickrel; and his uncle George William Pickrel.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in his memory to The American Cancer Society (https://donate.cancer.org).
