Graveside services for William “Gene” Howard, 75,will he held 3:00 P.M. Monday, August 8, 2016 at Mulhearn Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe. Bro. John Dobbs will officiate. Visitation will be held from Noon until 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 8, 2016 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe.Gene is preceded in death by his parents W.L. and Larue Howard. He is survived by his daughter, Sherri McCarthy; son, Jason Howard; brother, Jim Howard; sister, Judy Howell and husband Ronnie; grandchildren, William Dillon, Emma Claire and Jon Bennett Howard, Ashley Evenson, and Kelley Vander Veen; and numerous nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Jim Howard, Jason Howard, Ronnie Howell, and Randy Bentz.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.comKilpatrick Funeral HomeMonroe, LA.