Howard, Verdell M. "Weezie" Services for Verdell M. "Weezie" Howard, 75, of Longview, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, September 15, 2007, at East Cotton Street Church of Christ, with Brother Edward Nolan officiating. Burial will be in Carterville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bigham Mortuary. Mr. Howard died September 7, 2007, in Longview. He was born in Hallsville. Survivors include his sons, David Howard, Terry Cotton and Bivins Caroway; daughters, Beverly Howard, Sandra Howard, Velvet Gray, Linda Davis, JoAnn Cotton, Verdell Caroway, Vivian Hamilton and Bivilynn Caroway; brother, John Davis; and sister, Gladys Christian. Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/14/2007. --------------------- Howard, Verdell M. "Weezie" Services for Verdell M. "Weezie" Howard, 75, of Longview, will be at 3 p.m. today, September 15, 2007, at East Cotton Street Church of Christ, with Brother Edward Nolan officiating. Burial will be in Carterville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bigham Mortuary. Mrs. Howard died September 7, 2007, in Longview. She was born in Hallsville. Survivors include her sons, David Howard, Terry Cotton and Bivins Caroway; daughters, Beverly Howard, Sandra Howard, Velvet Gray, Linda Davis, JoAnn Cotton, Verdell Caroway, Vivian Hamilton and Bivilynn Caroway; brother, John Davis; and sister, Gladys Christian. Visitation was from 7-8 p.m. Friday, September 14, 2007, at the funeral home. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/15/2007.