Cleve "Cooge" Howard

April 6, 1939 - October 26, 2018

Cleve "Cooge" Howard, age 78, a resident of Bear Branch Road in Salyersville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at his home. "Cooge" was born April 6, 1939 in Salyersville, Kentucky the son of the late Dewey and Daisey Marie Lykins Howard. Brothers, Columbus Ray Howard, Lawerence Howard, and sister, Vera Lou Russell, preceded in death. "Cooge" served as Magoffin County Constable for twenty years until his retirement. Those left to mourn includes wife, Betty Lou Conley Howard, whom he married June 20, 1962, son, Marty Howard and wife Thelma of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, brother, Farley Howard of Salyersville, Kentucky, two grandchildren, four great grandchildren, a host of family and friends who love and miss him. Funeral services for Cleve "Cooge" Howard will be conducted Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 1:00 PM from the chapel of the Salyersville Funeral Home in Salyersville, Kentucky. Clergy Denzel Arnett, Floyd Arnett, and Larry Patrick will deliver comforting words. Interment will follow in the Arnett Family Cemetery on Mill Branch Road in Salyersville, Kentucky. The family will welcome friends Monday after 6:00 PM, all day Tuesday, and anytime Wednesday prior to funeral services. The Salyersville Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of the funeral arrangements.