Royce “Toby” Howard, 73, of Zirconia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Henderson County, he was a son of the late Hugh and Helen Howard.
Toby was a 1967 graduate of East Henderson High School and owned and operated T and Js Street Rods for 30 years, where he built custom cars. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church of Tuxedo, a fellow member of NSRA for 37 years and was a member of the Confederate Classics Street Rod Association for 20 years. He enjoyed building and working on cars, but his greatest joy came from spending time with his granddaughters.
He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Patty Howard; sons, Josh (Monica) Howard and Joseph (Candice) Howard; granddaughters, Makadyn and Leah Howard; brother, Roger (Marilyn) Howard; sister, Norma (Eulis) Triplett and several nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Sunday, April 10, 2022 in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held from 1:30-2:15pm on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Mountain View Baptist Church of Zirconia. A funeral service will be held at 2:30pm on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Mountain View Baptist Church of Zirconia with Pastor David Lewkowicz, Reverend Lyman Thompson and Reverend Sam Beddingfield officiating. Burial will follow the service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
We are sorry to hear of your loss. Toby’s presence at our events was always a pleasure. He will be sorely missed.
Roger and Family,
I’m so sorry about your loss of your brother. I love you all and will keep you in my prayers.
So sorry to hear of Toby’s passing. May God grant you peace and comfort in the days ahead.
Ps 34:18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart…Jesus promised to walk beside us every day. May you feel Comforted by His Presence. Praying for you.
We are so sorry about Toby. Just hold onto all the wonderful memories you have of the years you have spent together.
Our thoughts and prayers to you and the family. May God provide comfort to you all.
Our prayers that God will provide comfort to you and the family.
We will cherish all the memories we had with Toby and Patty. Toby was a very close friend and we will miss him dearly. May the Howard family be blessed through these difficult times.
So sorry for your loss he was a wonderful person we enjoyed talking to him at the car shows or wherever we seen him. Our prayers are with the family.
May the Lord Jesus comfort all of your hearts with the assurance of the Blessed HOPE that we have in Christ Jesus as we look forward to His soon return, and the eternal reunion that you will have with Mr. Howard. (Candice is our niece)