Funeral services for Mrs. Vonice Howard, age 96, of Downsville, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston, LA. Bro. Mike Reynolds will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Antioch Graveyard in Quitman, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.Mrs. Howard was born on February 3, 1919 and died on February 28, 2015. She attended Aulds Chapel Bible Church. Mrs. Howard is preceded in death by her husband Lavelle Howard.She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Clark of West Monroe, LA; sons, Jimmy Howard of Alexandria, LA and Ted Howard of Downsville, LA; seven grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.Visitation will be Monday, March 2, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA.Memorials may be made to the Antioch Graveyard, c/o Jerry Hanes, 5104 Beech Springs Road, Quitman, LA 71268.Pallbearers will be Randall Howard, Mike Howard, Nick Howard, Don Shields, Lynn Treadway, and Dennis Howard.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com