Funeral services for Jesse M. Howell, 81, will be held at 10:00 A. M., Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in the Family Church in 320 Laird St West Monroe, LA. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe. Rev. Jim Arrant and Rev. David Carlisle will officiate. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 14, 2014 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Church and on Wednesday from 9:00 A.M. until time of service. Jesse was born September 7, 1933, in Montgomery, LA, and passed away on October 11, 2014, at St. Francis in Monroe, LA. He was a retired finishing supervisor for Georgia Pacific. Our father and grandfather left a legacy of integrity, loyalty, love and respect. He was a man of Christian values and has now been reunited with the love of his life. Jesse was preceeded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Fannie Howell; mother, Avis Knighten; father John M. Howell; son-in-law, Rusty Bullock; brothers, Floyd Howell, Roy Howell, Herschel Howell, and Leo Howell; sisters, Idele Means and Carolyn O’Neal.Jesse is survived by his two daughters, Barbara Hinton and Renee Snipes and husband Steve; his grandchildren; Jason Hinton and wife Alicia, Amber Mathews and husband Dustin, Scott Bullock and wife Ashley, and Nikki Fox; great-grandchildren; Makinley Bullock, Brookelyn Hinton, Emma Mathews, Cole Fox, and Jackson Hinton; sister, Betty Crump and a host of nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Jason Hinton, Scott Bullock, Dustin Mathews, Jerry Howell, John Howell and Danny Howell.