Howard H. Beale

Howard H. Beale, 85, of Houston and formerly of Milam County, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in a Houston nursing facility. 

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mr. Beale was born December 23, 1930, in the Maysfield community of Milam County, to John W. and Carrie Lee (Finch) Beale. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He married Erna Marie Senkel and had worked at Cactus Pipe and Supply in the preventative maintenance department. 

He is survived by his wife, Erna Beale of Houston; son, Randy Beale and wife Janice of Spring; brothers, Leon Beale of Killgore and John Beale of Abilene; sisters, Mavis Hairston of Cameron and Annie Junek of Cameron; two granddaughters; and one great-grandchild.

Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.